HB 376 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0434
11/08
HOUSE BILL 376
SPONSORS: Rep. Mazur, Hills. 44; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Giasson, Hills. 29; Rep. Reinfurt, Hills. 29; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill exempts library card and library membership files and information from disclosure under the right-to-know law.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0434
11/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Right to Know: Library Cards. Amend RSA 91-A:5, IV to read as follows:
IV. Records pertaining to internal personnel practices; confidential, commercial, or financial information; test questions, scoring keys, and other examination data used to administer a licensing examination, examination for employment, or academic examinations; and personnel, medical, welfare, library user (including, but not limited to, library cards and library membership status), videotape sale or rental, and other files whose disclosure would constitute invasion of privacy. Without otherwise compromising the confidentiality of the files, nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a public body or agency from releasing information relative to health or safety from investigative files on a limited basis to persons whose health or safety may be affected.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
May 12, 2025: Hearing: 05/15/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 21
May 8, 2025: Hearing: 05/15/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 21
March 11, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7
Feb. 20, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 9
Feb. 10, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/30/2025 (Vote 16-1; CC) HC 12 P. 8
Jan. 22, 2025: Executive Session: 01/30/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208
Jan. 15, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/22/2025 03:00 pm LOB 206-208
Jan. 8, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 2 P. 17