CHAPTER 19
SB 44 – FINAL VERSION
2015 SESSION
01/04
SENATE BILL 44
AN ACT relative to nonpublic sessions of public bodies under the right-to-know law.
SPONSORS: Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Cataldo, Dist 6; Rep. Welch, Rock 13; Rep. Pantelakos, Rock 25
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill clarifies a certain exception to the requirement that meetings be open to the public under the right-to-know law.
This bill is a request of the department of corrections.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15-0722
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to nonpublic sessions of public bodies under the right-to-know law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
19:1 Right-to-Know Law; Nonpublic Sessions. Amend RSA 91-A:3, II(g) to read as follows:
(g) Consideration of security-related issues bearing on the immediate safety of security personnel or inmates at the county or state correctional facilities by county correctional superintendents or the commissioner of the department of corrections, or their designees.
19:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.
Approved: May 5, 2015
Effective Date: January 1, 2016