HB 1529 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2548
04/01
HOUSE BILL 1529
AN ACT prohibiting the release of the name of a mass murderer.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hopper, Hills. 2; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 6
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits any law enforcement agency in this state from releasing the name, image, or other information about a mass murder suspect unless the attorney general determines that withholding such information poses a threat to public safety.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2548
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT prohibiting the release of the name of a mass murderer.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Release of Mass Murder Information. Amend RSA 21-M by inserting after section 19 the following new subdivision:
Release of Mass Murder Information
21-M:20 Release of Mass Murder Information. No law enforcement agency in this state shall release the name, image, or other information about a mass murder suspect unless the attorney general determines that withholding such information poses a threat to public safety until at least 45 days after the incident. In this section, "mass murder" means an incident in which one or more persons kills or attempts to kill 4 or more people.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Date | Body | Type |
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Jan. 29, 2020 | House | Hearing |
Feb. 5, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
Feb. 5, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
House | Floor Vote | |
Feb. 19, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 19, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2020 HJ 4 P. 4
Feb. 19, 2020: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/19/2020 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 7 P. 4
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 20-0; CC)
Feb. 5, 2020: Executive Session: 02/05/2020 01:00 pm LOB 204
Feb. 5, 2020: Full Committee Work Session: 02/05/2020 10:00 am LOB 204
Jan. 29, 2020: Public Hearing: 01/29/2020 02:45 pm LOB 204
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 25