HB 1359 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2603
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1359
AN ACT relative to employment as a lobbyist.
SPONSORS: Rep. T. Smith, Hills. 17
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits members of the general court and executive council and former governors from becoming lobbyists for a period of time after leaving office. The bill also prohibits members of the general court from negotiating employment with a lobbyist, or a lobbyist's client, while in office.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2603
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to employment as a lobbyist.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Lobbyists; Registration. Amend RSA 15:1 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. Individuals who served as members of the general court, members of the executive council, or as governor, or would have served but for resignation, are prohibited from accepting employment which would require registration as a lobbyist under RSA 15:1 for a period of time equal to twice the total length of their current term of office for which they were elected to serve regardless of time actually served.
2 New Section; Members of the General Court; Employment Restriction. Amend RSA 14-A by inserting after section 6 the following new section:
14-A:7 Prohibition on Employment Offers from Lobbyists. No member of the general court may negotiate an employment offer with a lobbyist, a lobbyist's client, or the parent or subsidiary of a lobbyist's client while the member is serving in office, even if such employment would not begin until after the member's term of office has ended.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 5, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| Sept. 11, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
: Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 8-2)
Sept. 11, 2020: Full Committee Work Session: 09/11/2020 02:00 pm Members of the public may attend using this link: : https://www.zoom.us/j/98842942608 - Executive Session to Follow
Feb. 19, 2020: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 02/19/2020 HJ 4 P. 17
Feb. 19, 2020: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study for 02/19/2020 (Vote 12-1; CC) HC 7 P. 11
: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study (Vote 12-1; CC)
Feb. 5, 2020: Executive Session: 02/05/2020 01:00 pm LOB 303
Jan. 29, 2020: Public Hearing: 01/29/2020 10:15 am LOB 303
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 1 P. 19