HB 1175 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2149
08/11
HOUSE BILL 1175
AN ACT relative to recording interactions with public officials.
SPONSORS: Rep. Labranche, Hills. 22; Rep. Gallager, Merr. 15; Rep. Laughton, Hills. 31; Rep. Abramson, Rock. 37; Rep. Veilleux, Hills. 22; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 5; Rep. Roy, Rock. 32; Rep. Craig, Coos 4; Rep. A. Lekas, Hills. 37; Rep. Prout, Hills. 37
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows for a person to record interactions with public officials during the performance of their duties.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2149
08/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to recording interactions with public officials.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Recording a Public Official; Not Prohibited Recording. Amend RSA 570-A:2, II by inserting after subparagraph (m) the following new subparagraph:
(n) A person to record a public official in public while the public official is in the process of performing his or her duties.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 28, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
March 11, 2022: Remove from Table (Rep. Labranche): MF DV 50-288 03/10/2022 HJ 5
March 11, 2022: Lay HB1175 on Table (Rep. Abbas): MA VV HJ 5
Feb. 8, 2022: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
Feb. 8, 2022: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 17-3; RC)
Feb. 8, 2022: Executive Session: 01/28/2022 09:45 am LOB 202-204
Jan. 19, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/28/2022 09:45 am LOB 202-204
: To Be Introduced and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Nov. 17, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety