Bill Text: NH HB110 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Requiring members of the press corps covering the proceedings of the general court to wear a name tag.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-08 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/08/2017 House Journal 9 P. 38 [HB110 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2017-HB110-Introduced.html

HB 110 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2017 SESSION

17-0279

10/08

 

HOUSE BILL 110

 

AN ACT requiring members of the press corps covering the proceedings of the general court to wear a name tag.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. LeBrun, Hills. 32; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 28; Rep. L'Heureux, Hills. 21; Rep. J. Belanger, Hills. 27; Rep. Richardson, Coos 4; Rep. M. MacKay, Hills. 30

 

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires members of the press corps covering the proceedings of the general court to wear a name tag.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

17-0279

10/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

 

AN ACT requiring members of the press corps covering the proceedings of the general court to wear a name tag.

 

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

 

1  New Section; Legislative Proceedings; Press Identification.  Amend RSA 14 by inserting after section 14-c the following new section:

14:14-d  Press Identification.  Each member of the press corps covering the proceedings of the general court shall wear on his or her outer garment a clearly visible name tag when working in the state house or the legislative office building.  The name tag shall consist of the person's first and last name and the name of the person's organization.

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

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