SB 426 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-3056
01/04
SENATE BILL 426
AN ACT relative to the right-to-know law.
SPONSORS: Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Rep. Pantelakos, Rock. 25
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies inspection of public documents by incarcerated individuals.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-3056
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to the right-to-know law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Right-to-Know Law; Minutes and Records Available for Public Inspection. Amend RSA 91-A:4, VII to read as follows:
VII. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a public body or agency to compile, cross-reference, or assemble information into a form in which it is not already kept or reported by that body or agency. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to allow an incarcerated individual the right to in-person inspection of any governmental document stored outside the correctional facility.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 12, 2020 | Senate | Hearing |
June 16, 2020: No Pending Motion; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
June 16, 2020: Vacated from Committee and Laid on Table, MA, VV; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
Feb. 12, 2020: Hearing: 02/12/2020, Room 102, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 6
Jan. 8, 2020: To Be Introduced 01/08/2020 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1