CHAPTER 167
SB 531 - FINAL VERSION
2024 SESSION
24-2866
05/06
SENATE BILL 531
AN ACT relative to background checks of municipal health officers.
SPONSORS: Sen. Gray, Dist 6
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that municipalities shall be responsible for reviewing criminal background checks of nominated health officers, with oversight of appointments by the department of health and human services.
The bill is a request of the department of health and human services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2866
05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to background checks of municipal health officers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
167:1 Town Health Officers; Background Check. Amend RSA 128:9 to read as follows:
128:9 Background Check. Each municipality shall request and obtain a criminal history record information request from the department of safety, as a prerequisite to any nomination of a health officer or deputy health officer, [to be submitted to the commissioner of the department of health and human services or his or her designee,] in order to determine if there are any prior convictions that may disqualify such person or interfere with the performance of his or her duties. Each municipality shall employ its discretion when reviewing background checks in accordance with its own established hiring practices. Appointments shall be subject to oversight of the commissioner of the department of health and human services, or the commissioner's designee.
167:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 03, 2024
Effective Date: September 01, 2024
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 6, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 15, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 17, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| April 23, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| April 23, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
July 10, 2024: Signed by the Governor on 07/03/2024; Chapter 0167; Effective 09/01/2024
June 19, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 43
June 19, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
May 9, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/09/2024 HJ 13 P. 5
April 29, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/23/2024 (Vote 17-1; CC)
April 17, 2024: Executive Session: 04/23/2024 11:00 am LOB 301-303
April 10, 2024: Public Hearing: 04/17/2024 10:30 am LOB 301-303
March 2, 2024: Introduced (in recess of) 02/22/2024 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 6 P. 140
Feb. 15, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/15/2024; SJ 4
Feb. 6, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/15/2024, Vote 3-0; SC 7
Feb. 1, 2024: Hearing: 02/06/2024, Room 103, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 6
Dec. 14, 2023: To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1