CHAPTER 82
HB 1308-FN – FINAL VERSION
19Feb2004… 0424h
2004 SESSION
03/01
HOUSE BILL 1308-FN
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
This bill exempts state employees from the lobbyist registration 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19Feb2004… 0424h
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03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four
AN ACT relative to lobbying activities by state employees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
82:1 Lobbyists; Registration. Amend RSA 15:1 to read as follows:
15:1 Registration. Any person who is employed for a consideration by any other person, except the state of New Hampshire, in a representative capacity to promote or oppose directly or indirectly any legislation pending or proposed before the general court shall first enter his or her appearance with the secretary of state in a book to be kept for that purpose, which book shall be open to public inspection. Such entry shall show the full names of employer and employed, their respective residences, the usual occupation of each, the date and character of the employment or agreement therefor, the duration of the employment if it can be determined, and the special subjects of legislation, if any, to which the employment relates. If the employment varies from time to time, such entries shall be varied accordingly. All registrations required under this section shall expire on December 1.
82:2 New Paragraph; Lobbyists; Name Tag; State Employees. Amend RSA 15:2-a by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. State employees appearing in their official capacity before any legislative meeting or hearing for the purpose of promoting or opposing directly or indirectly any legislation pending or proposed before the general court shall wear their employee identification badges.
82:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.
(Approved: May 7, 2004)
(Effective Date: July 1, 2004)