CHAPTER 95

SB 27 - FINAL VERSION

2023 SESSION

23-0898

04/08

SENATE BILL 27

AN ACT relative to financial disclosure forms filed by judges.

SPONSORS: Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Gendreau, Dist 1; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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ANALYSIS

This bill provides that the filing of a financial disclosure form by a judge pursuant to the New Hampshire code of judicial conduct satisfies the requirement for filing a statement of financial interest.

This bill is a request of the judicial branch.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

23-0898

04/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT relative to financial disclosure forms filed by judges.

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

95:1  New Paragraph; Financial Disclosure; Persons Required to File.  Amend RSA 15-A:3 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

II-a.  The filing of a financial disclosure form by a judge pursuant to the New Hampshire code of judicial conduct, rule 3.15 shall satisfy the requirement for filing a statement of financial interest pursuant to this chapter.

95:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 20, 2023

Effective Date: August 19, 2023