Bill Text - HB564 (2021)

Prohibiting the use of rubber bullets and tear gas by law enforcement.


Revision: Jan. 12, 2021, 1:16 p.m.

HB 564  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2021 SESSION

21-0693

08/11

 

HOUSE BILL 564

 

AN ACT prohibiting the use of rubber bullets and tear gas by law enforcement.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Espitia, Hills. 31; Rep. J. Schmidt, Hills. 28

 

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill prohibits the use of rubber bullets and tear gas by law enforcement.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

21-0693

08/11

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One

 

AN ACT prohibiting the use of rubber bullets and tear gas by law enforcement.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  New Paragraph; Rubber Bullets and Tear Gas Prohibited.  Amend RSA 627:5 by inserting after paragraph IX the following new paragraph:

X.  The use of rubber bullets or tear gas by any law enforcement officer is prohibited,

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.