Revision: Oct. 16, 2023, 10:53 a.m.
2024 SESSION
24-2570.0
11/08
HOUSE BILL [bill number]
AN ACT relative to making New Hampshire a whistleblower sanctuary state.
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes New Hampshire a whistleblower sanctuary state.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2570.0
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to making New Hampshire a whistleblower sanctuary state.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Whistleblower Protection. Amend RSA 98-E by inserting after section 98-E:2 the following new section:
98-E:2-a Whistleblower Protection. For the purposes of this section, "whistleblower" shall mean someone who reports waste, fraud, abuse, corruption, or dangers to public health and safety to someone who is in the position to rectify the wrongdoing. No state employee shall in any way cooperate with any attempt by any person to detain, arrest, or otherwise harass a whistleblower in the state of New Hampshire.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.