HB 1148 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2172
06/08
HOUSE BILL 1148
AN ACT relative to the display of the national motto in schools.
SPONSORS: Rep. True, Rock. 4; Rep. Piemonte, Rock. 4
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits school boards to provide copies of the national motto of the United States for display in each school building in the district.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2172
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to the display of the national motto in schools.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; State Motto. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 17-a the following new section:
189:17-b State Motto.
I. To the extent funds are available, a school board may provide a durable poster or framed copy of the national motto of the United States, "In God We Trust" for display in each school building in the district. A school board may accept nonpublic funds or in-kind contributions to implement this section.
II. In the event the display of the national motto is challenged in court, the office of the attorney general shall defend the display. The school and the school board shall be held harmless for complying with this section.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 26, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 11, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
March 12, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 182-131 03/12/2020 HJ 8 P. 7
: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
March 11, 2020: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/11/2020 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 10 P. 45
: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 12-8; RC)
Feb. 26, 2020: Executive Session: 02/26/2020 10:00 am LOB 207
Jan. 28, 2020: Public Hearing: 01/28/2020 11:30 am LOB 207
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Education HJ 1 P. 11