HB 202 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0205
11/10
HOUSE BILL 202
AN ACT relative to requirements for presidential primary candidates.
SPONSORS: Rep. Somssich, Rock. 27; Rep. Meuse, Rock. 29
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires that any presidential primary candidate file 5 years' worth of his or her federal income tax returns along with his or her declaration of candidacy to the secretary of state, and requires the secretary of state to certify and make publicly available such tax returns.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0205
11/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to requirements for presidential primary candidates.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Presidential Nominations; Federal Income Tax Returns. Amend RSA 655 by inserting after section 48 the following new section:
655:48-a Federal Income Tax Returns. No candidate for the office of president shall have his or her name placed on the ballot for the presidential primary unless the candidate shall submit to the secretary of state at the time of filing the declaration of candidacy his or her federal income tax returns for the immediately preceding 5 years. The secretary of state shall certify and make publicly available all such tax returns.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 15, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 22, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 6, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 27, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 7, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
March 7, 2019: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 291-72 03/07/2019 HJ 8 P. 30
: Special Order to 03/07/2019 Without Objection HJ 7 P. 62
Feb. 27, 2019: Removed from Consent (Rep. Meuse) 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 2
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 19-0; CC)
Feb. 27, 2019: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/27/2019 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 13 P. 6
Feb. 6, 2019: Executive Session: 02/06/2019 10:00 am LOB 308
Jan. 22, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/22/2019 10:00 am LOB 308
Jan. 15, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/15/2019 01:00 pm LOB308
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 41