Revision: April 15, 2025, 3:13 p.m.
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
April 15, 2025
2025-1616s
05/11
Amendment to HB 107
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
1 Identification of Political Advertising; Rates. Amend RSA 664:16 to read as follows:
664:16 Identification of Political Advertising; Rates.
I. Political advertising printed in newspapers[,] or periodicals[, or billboards] shall be marked at the beginning [or at the end] thereof "Political Advertising." No person or business organization publishing a newspaper or periodical, operating a radio or television station, or selling billboard space shall charge an advertising rate to any candidate, political committee, party, or cause that is different from that charged to any other candidate, political committee, party, or cause.
II. Notwithstanding RSA 664:21, whoever violates paragraph I shall be guilty of a violation and the fine shall be no more than $50. Any subsequent violation within a 5-year period of the first violation shall be subject to a $1,000 civil penalty.
2025-1616s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill removes the requirement to mark political advertising printed in billboards as "Political Advertising." It also provides for the issuance of fines for violations of such requirements.