CHAPTER 51
HB 297 - FINAL VERSION
2019 SESSION
19-0251
11/01
HOUSE BILL 297
AN ACT relative to political advertisements on behalf of political committees or advocacy organizations.
SPONSORS: Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11; Rep. Marsh, Carr. 8
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires that any political advertisements made on behalf of political action committees or political advocacy organizations contain the same name and address on the advertisement as is registered with the secretary of state.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0251
11/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to political advertisements on behalf of political committees or advocacy organizations.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
51:1 Political Advertising; Signature, Identification, and Lack of Authorization. Amend RSA 664:14, I to read as follows:
I. All political advertising shall be signed at the beginning or the end with the names and addresses of the candidate, his fiscal agent, or the name and address of the chairman or the treasurer of a political committee, or the name and address of a natural person, according to whether a candidate, political committee, or natural person is responsible for it. Said signature shall clearly designate the name of the candidate, party or political committee by or on whose behalf the same is published or broadcast. In the case of political advertising made on behalf of a political committee registered with the secretary of state pursuant to RSA 664:3 or a political advocacy organization registered with the secretary of state pursuant to RSA 664:3-a, the name and address on the advertisement shall match the name and address registered with the secretary of state.
51:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 05, 2019
Effective Date: August 04, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 5, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 11, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 10, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 2, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 5, 2019: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/05/2019; Chapter 51; Eff: 08/04/2019
May 8, 2019: Enrolled 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 101
May 15, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 05/15/2019); SJ 17
May 2, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/02/2019; SJ 15
May 2, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/02/2019; Vote 5-0; CC SC 20
April 11, 2019: Hearing: 04/11/2019, Room 102, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 17
April 10, 2019: Hearing: 04/10/2019, Room 102, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 17
March 7, 2019: Introduced 03/07/2019 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 8
Feb. 14, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 10
Feb. 14, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/14/2019 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 11 P. 4
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-0; CC)
Feb. 5, 2019: Executive Session: 02/05/2019 10:00 am LOB 308
Jan. 10, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/10/2019 10:45 am LOB 305-307
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 44