HB 1034 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2165
10/08
HOUSE BILL 1034
AN ACT relative to the definition of an employee or official of a governmental unit.
SPONSORS: Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 21
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies the definition of an employee or official of a governmental unit for purposes of the liability of a governmental unit for bodily injury.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2165
10/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to the definition of an employee or official of a governmental unit.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Bodily Injury Actions Against Governmental Units; Definition of Employee or Official. Amend RSA 507-B:1, I-a to read as follows:
I-a. "Employee or official of a governmental unit" means any member or officer of its governing board, administrative staff, or agencies, including but not limited to county employees, selectmen, school board members, chartered public school trustees, city councilors and aldermen, town councilors, town and city managers, mayors, regional planning commissioners, town and city health officials, police officers, overseers of public welfare, superintendents of schools, and all other employees and officials whether elected or appointed, and whether paid or unpaid, provided he or she is acting within the scope of his or her official duties and his or her decisions, acts, or omissions are discretionary, rather than ministerial and not made in a wanton or reckless manner.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 19, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 3, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 16, 2022: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3
Feb. 10, 2022: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 21-0; CC)
Jan. 27, 2022: Executive Session: 02/03/2022 09:00 am LOB 206-208
Jan. 13, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/19/2022 10:00 am LOB 206-208
: To Be Introduced and referred to Judiciary
Nov. 2, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Judiciary