HB 1223 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2294
10/05
HOUSE BILL 1223
SPONSORS: Rep. Notter, Hills. 21; Rep. Ulery, Hills. 37; Rep. Roy, Rock. 32
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires in-person attendance by an elected member of a budget committee or a school board except under extenuating circumstances, and provides for a vacancy if an elected member fails to attend 2 or more meetings or 25 percent of such meetings annually.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2294
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Elected Budget Committee; Attendance. Amend RSA 32:15 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VI-a. For an elected budget committee, all scheduled meetings shall be attended in person by all elected members, except that participation in a meeting by electronic or other means of communication under RSA 91-A:2, III shall be permitted only if the budget committee finds extenuating circumstances and allows the participation. Any member of an elected budget committee who fails to attend 2 or more scheduled and noticed meetings or 25 percent of such meetings annually shall be considered to have created a vacancy in the elected position, which shall be filled as provided in law.
2 New Paragraph; School Boards; Duty to Provide Education; Attendance by Members. Amend RSA 189:1-a by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. For elected members of the school district board, all scheduled meetings shall be attended in person by all elected members, except that participation in a meeting by electronic or other means of communication under RSA 91-A:2, III shall be permitted only if the school board finds extenuating circumstances and allows the participation. Any elected member of a school board who fails to attend 2 or more scheduled and noticed meetings or 25 percent of such meetings annually shall be considered to have created a vacancy in the elected position, which shall be filled as provided in law.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 7, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 23, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 11, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
Oct. 27, 2022: Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 17-0)
Oct. 6, 2022: Executive Session: 10/11/2022 10:00 am LOB 301-303
March 17, 2022: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 03/17/2022 HJ 8
March 4, 2022: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
March 4, 2022: Majority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study (Vote 10-8; RC)
Feb. 23, 2022: Executive Session: 02/23/2022 9:00 a.m. LOB301-303
Feb. 7, 2022: Public Hearing: 02/07/2022 1:00 p.m. LOB301-303
Feb. 3, 2022: Public Hearing: 02/03/2022 12:00 p.m. LOB301-303
Nov. 18, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Municipal and County Government