CHAPTER 135

HB 1441 - FINAL VERSION

2002 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1441

AN ACT relative to the availability of records of the joint committee on legislative facilities.

SPONSORS: Rep. Herman, Hills 13; Rep. Welch, Rock 18

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill provides for the availability of the record of the minutes of meetings of the joint committee on legislative facilities and its subcommittees.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two

AN ACT relative to the availability of records of the joint committee on legislative facilities.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

135:1 New Section; Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities; Committee Records. Amend RSA 17-E by inserting after section 5 the following new section:

17-E:6 Committee Records. A record of the minutes of committee and subcommittee meetings shall be available to the public and shall be maintained in accordance with the provisions of RSA 91-A:2, II. The record of the minutes of the joint committee on legislative facilities shall be available at the office of legislative accounting. The record of the minutes of the house and senate subcommittees shall be available at the office of the clerk of the appropriate chamber.

135:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: May 9, 2002)

(Effective Date: July 8, 2002)