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HB1233: relative to the right of attendance by general court members at legislative proceedings.

Citation
2016 HB1233
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Bill details

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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
HOUSE Legislative Administration
Hearing
02/03/2016 at 09:30 AM
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Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Legislative Administration Criminal justice and courts

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HB 1233 - AS INTRODUCED

2016 SESSION

16-2142

10/05

HOUSE BILL 1233

AN ACT relative to the right of attendance by general court members at legislative proceedings.

SPONSORS: Rep. Ulery, Hills. 37; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 28

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies the right of members of the general court to attend noticed proceedings of the legislature without being affected by proceeding in civil cases.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

16-2142

10/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

AN ACT relative to the right of attendance by general court members at legislative proceedings.

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

1 New Section; Members of the General Court; Attendance at Legislative Proceedings. Amend RSA 14-A by inserting after section 6 the following new section:

14-A:7 Attendance at Legislative Proceedings. Pursuant to Part II, Article 21 of the New Hampshire Constitution, no proceeding in a civil case or summons to appear in a civil action shall affect, prevent, or take precedence over the constitutional privilege of a member of the general court from going to, returning from, or attending any noticed hearing, meeting, or session of the New Hampshire house of representatives or New Hampshire senate or any committee thereof.

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