HB 465 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
10jan02...2062h
4/18/02 3544s
2001 SESSION
10/09
HOUSE BILL 465
AN ACT relative to lobbying activities of the New Hampshire Bar Association.
SPONSORS: Rep. Mirski, Graf 12; Rep. Alger, Graf 9; Rep. Soltani, Merr 10; Rep. Ward, Graf 1; Sen. Boyce, Dist 4
The bill defines when the New Hampshire Bar Association may lobby the general court, and allows Bar Association members to opt not to pay the portion of dues used for lobbying.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10jan02...2062h
4/18/02 3544s
01-0005
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to lobbying activities of the New Hampshire Bar Association.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; State Bar Association. Amend RSA 311 by inserting after section 7-f the following new subdivision:
311:7-g State Bar Association.
I. The New Hampshire Bar Association may use a part of dues paid by its members to lobby or influence the legislature on its behalf, and may engage a person for such purpose, provided the Association limits its activities before the general court to those matters which are related directly to the efficient administration of the judicial system, the composition and operation of the courts, and the education, ethics, competence, integrity, and regulation, as a body, of the legal profession.
II. Nothing in the section shall prevent officers and members of the New Hampshire Bar Association from appearing before the general court to express their views as individuals, as members of voluntary associations, or as representatives of clients.
III. The New Hampshire Bar Association shall include in its annual dues statement a description of the lobbying activities of the Bar Association, and an identification of the portion of the annual dues used to pay for lobbying or influencing the legislature on behalf of the Bar Association. Any member of the New Hampshire Bar Association may opt not to pay that portion of the Bar Association dues that are used for lobbying or influencing the legislature or other political matters.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.