HB 488 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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2001 SESSION
01/09
HOUSE BILL 488
AN ACT establishing a committee to study certain issues regarding privacy.
This bill establishes a committee to study privacy issues as they pertain to federal law and existing state laws relative to privacy issues.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19apr01...0875h
5/24/01 1196s
6/7/01 1532s
01-0544
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT establishing a committee to study certain issues regarding privacy.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Study Committee Established. There is established a study committee to study privacy issues as they pertain to federal law including, but not limited to, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (GLBA) and existing state laws relative to privacy issues.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Five members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Five members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. The committee shall solicit information from any resource the committee deems relevant to its study.
III. The members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study privacy issues as they pertain to federal law including, but not limited to, the privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (GLBA). The committee shall also include in its study a review of existing state laws relative to privacy issues.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Six members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2002, provided that the committee shall make an interim report on or before November 1, 2001.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.