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SB425: (New Title) relative to exemptions to the right-to-know law.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2010 SB425
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Senate status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Committee
HOUSE Judiciary
Hearing
03/30/2010 at 10:00 AM
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CHAPTER 206

SB 425-FN – FINAL VERSION

03/03/10 0793s

2010 SESSION

10-2813

06/01

SENATE BILL 425-FN

AN ACT relative to exemptions to the right-to-know law.

SPONSORS: Sen. Cilley, Dist 6; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19; Sen. DeVries, Dist 18; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Rep. Cali-Pitts, Rock 16; Rep. Remick, Coos 2; Rep. P. Preston, Graf 8; Rep. Keans, Straf 1

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill repeals a provision exempting certain information provided by a telephone utility to the public utilities commission from the right-to-know law and permits information that is exempt from public disclosure in an adjudicative proceeding to be considered in a nonpublic session.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/03/10 0793s

10-2813

06/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to exemptions to the right-to-know law.

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

206:1 New Subparagraph; Nonpublic Session. Amend RSA 91-A:3, II by inserting after subparagraph (i) the following new subparagraph:

(j) Consideration of confidential, commercial, or financial information that is exempt from public disclosure under RSA 91-A:5, IV in an adjudicative proceeding pursuant to RSA 541 or RSA 541-A.

206:2 New Paragraph; Public Utilities; Proceedings Before the Commission; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 365:8 by inserting after paragraph XIII the following new paragraph:

XIV. Standards and procedures for public utilities to request protection of routine filings that contain confidential commercial or financial information.

206:3 Repeal. RSA 378:43, relative to information not subject to the right-to-know law, is repealed.

206:4 Effective Date.

I. Section 3 of this act shall take effect 180 days after its passage.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 22, 2010

Effective Date: I. Section 3 shall take effect December 19, 2010.

II. Remainder shall take effect June 22, 2010.