CHAPTER 254
HB 1666-FN - FINAL VERSION
15Feb2024... 0380h
13Jun2024... 2325EBA
2024 SESSION
24-2650
12/05
HOUSE BILL 1666-FN
AN ACT relative to income reporting requirements for lobbyists.
SPONSORS: Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Wheeler, Hills. 33; Rep. Booras, Hills. 8; Rep. Sellers, Graf. 18; Rep. Mazur, Hills. 44; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Thackston, Ches. 12; Rep. Post, Hills. 42; Rep. Terry, Belk. 7
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill amends the processes for the filing of lobbyist registrations and statements.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Feb2024... 0380h
13Jun2024... 2325EBA 24-2650
12/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to income reporting requirements for lobbyists.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
254:1 State Government; Lobbyists; Registration. Amend RSA 15:1, I to read as follows:
I. Any person who is employed for a consideration by any other person, except the state of New Hampshire, in a representative capacity for the purposes specified in paragraph II of this section shall first register as a lobbyist with the secretary of state through the secretary of state's online lobbyist filing system. Each registration shall report the existence of a relationship between a single client and either a single lobbyist or a partnership, firm, or corporation with one or more partners, members, or employees of a firm acting as lobbyist.
254:2 Lobbyist Statements; Filing Dates. Amend RSA 15:6, II to read as follows:
II. Lobbyists shall electronically file statements no later than [the last Wednesday of each January, April, July, and October] January 31, May 31, and September 30, covering all fees received and expenditures, contributions, honorariums, or expense reimbursements made since the last required filing, from fees received at any time from a lobbying client or employer or from funds otherwise provided by the lobbyist, partnership, firm, or corporation, or from the client or employer.
254:3 Lobbyist Statements; Electronic Filing Requirement. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 15:6, V to read as follows:
V. The lobbyist statement shall be [in the form prescribed by the secretary of state, may be in paper or electronic form, and] filed electronically with the secretary of state in a format that enables the secretary of state to link all information regarding income and expenses, political contributions, and honorariums or expense reimbursements submitted by an individual lobbyist under this section, and shall include at a minimum:
254:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
Approved: July 19, 2024
Effective Date: January 01, 2027