CHAPTER 160
SB 297 - FINAL VERSION
2022 SESSION
22-2944
04/08
SENATE BILL 297
AN ACT relative to obtaining out-of-state discovery and testimony.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Rep. Gordon, Graf. 9; Rep. McLean, Hills. 44; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 6
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows testimony and discovery from a foreign jurisdiction needed for litigation pending in New Hampshire to be obtained without a court-appointed commissioner and pursuant to the procedure in the foreign jurisdiction.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2944
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to obtaining out-of-state discovery and testimony.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
160:1 Depositions; Commissioners to Take Depositions. Amend RSA 517:15 to read as follows:
517:15 Appointment.
I. Upon petition the superior court may appoint some suitable person as commissioner to take depositions outside this state, for use in causes pending in or returnable to said court.
II. No appointment shall be required when discovery is sought in a foreign jurisdiction that has adopted the uniform foreign depositions law in RSA 517-A, or the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act, or other similar process for obtaining out-of-state discovery and testimony. In such matters, discovery and testimony may be sought pursuant to the manner and process required in the foreign jurisdiction.
160:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
Approved: June 07, 2022
Effective Date: January 01, 2023
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 26, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 3, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 6, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| April 14, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
June 8, 2022: Signed by the Governor on 06/07/2022; Chapter 0160; Effective 01/01/2023
May 27, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
May 27, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
May 27, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
May 27, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
May 4, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
April 22, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 21-0; CC)
April 1, 2022: Executive Session: 04/14/2022 09:00 am LOB 206-208
March 30, 2022: Public Hearing: 04/06/2022 10:00 am LOB 206-208
March 23, 2022: Introduced 03/17/2022 and referred to Judiciary
Feb. 3, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/03/2022; SJ 2
Jan. 27, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/03/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 5
Jan. 14, 2022: Hearing: 01/26/2022, Room 100, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 4
Dec. 14, 2021: To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1