HB 1170 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2217
01/10
HOUSE BILL 1170
AN ACT adding a definition of "reasonably described" to the right-to-know law.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Schmidt, Hills. 28
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill inserts a definition of "reasonably described" for purposes of retrieval of public records under the right-to-know law.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2217
01/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT adding a definition of "reasonably described" to the right-to-know law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Right-to-Know Law; Definition Added. Amend RSA 91-A:1-a by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. "Reasonably described" means a document is identified with necessary specificity to allow a public employee to retrieve it without making an extensive search and, at a minimum, by date or a range of dates not exceeding 30 days, by type, which means by letter, minutes, or a report, and by title or subject matter.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 21, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 18, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 11, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
March 11, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 39
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 19-0; CC)
March 11, 2020: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/11/2020 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 10 P. 21
Feb. 18, 2020: Executive Session: 02/18/2020 01:00 pm LOB 208
Jan. 21, 2020: Public Hearing: 01/21/2020 10:30 am LOB 208
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 12