HB147: establishing a committee to study the expungement of records.

HB 147 - AS INTRODUCED

2003 SESSION

03-0184

05/09

HOUSE BILL 147

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the expungement of records.

SPONSORS: Rep. L. Christiansen, Hills 66; Rep. Marple, Merr 37

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the expungement of certain state records pertaining to the executive council and the administration of the supreme court.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-0184

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the expungement of records.

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

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the expungement of certain state records.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee, none of whom shall be members of the New Hampshire Bar Association, shall be appointed as follows:

(a) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. 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 all records, particularly the record of the executive council, required by part 2, article 64 of the New Hampshire constitution. The committee also shall determine a remedy for expunging any error in the records pertaining to part 2, article 73-a of the New Hampshire constitution.

4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study 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. Two 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, 2003.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.