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HB1150: (New Title) relative to advertising rates for political advertising.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2024 HB1150
Official source

Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Concurred
Senate status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Committee
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Hearing
04/23/2024 at 09:30 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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CHAPTER 224

HB 1150 - FINAL VERSION

14Mar2024... 0958h

05/16/2024 1707s

2024 SESSION

24-2139

08/02

HOUSE BILL 1150

AN ACT relative to advertising rates for political advertising.

SPONSORS: Rep. K. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Wood, Merr. 13; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 36; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Rep. Katsakiores, Rock. 13; Rep. Tierney, Coos 1; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Dunn, Rock. 16

COMMITTEE: Election Law

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires that rates for political advertising be the same regardless of candidate, political committee, party, or cause.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14Mar2024... 0958h

05/16/2024 1707s 24-2139

08/02

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

AN ACT relative to advertising rates for political advertising.

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

224:1 Advertising Rates; Political Advertising. Amend RSA 664:16 to read as follows:

664:16 Identification of Political Advertising; Rates. Political advertising printed in newspapers, periodicals, or billboards shall be marked at the beginning or at the end thereof "Political Advertising." [Rates for advertising shall be filed, no later than 30 days prior to the deadline for filing for office for an election, with the secretary of state by each person or business organization publishing a newspaper or periodical, operating a radio or television station, or selling billboard space. Such schedule shall be open to public inspection, and such schedules may be amended. However, rates in such amendments shall not take effect until 5 days after they are filed with the secretary of state.] No person or business organization publishing a newspaper or periodical, operating a radio or television station, or selling billboard space shall charge an advertising rate to any candidate, political committee, party, or cause that is different from that charged to any other candidate, political committee, party, or cause.

224:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 19, 2024

Effective Date: September 17, 2024