Revision: Jan. 16, 2024, 9:38 a.m.
SB 210-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
01/03/2024 2475s
2023 SESSION
23-0847
09/04
SENATE BILL 210-FN
AN ACT relative to the licensing of software applications by state agencies.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires all software contracts entered into by a state agency not to limit the agency's ability to run and install software on the infrastructure of the agency's choosing and approved by the department of information technology, subject to certain statutory provisions.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01/03/2024 2475s 23-0847
09/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to the licensing of software applications by state agencies.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; State Government Software Contracts. Amend RSA 21-R:8-a by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. In accordance with this section, RSA 21-I:11, I(a)(8), and RSA 21-I:14, XII, the terms of a contract entered into by a state agency shall not limit the ability of the agency to install or run software on the infrastructure of the agency's choosing and approved by the department of information technology in accordance with RSA 21-R:8-a, II, including requirements to run software on infrastructure dedicated solely to the agency.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
23-0847
Amended 1/12/24
SB 210-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDEMENT #2023-2475s)
AN ACT relative to the licensing of software applications by state agencies.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
METHODOLOGY:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill, as amended, has no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or revenue.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Information Technology