Bill Text: NH SB214 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relative to the applicability of the right-to-know law to public libraries.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-05-29 - Senate Signed by the Governor on 05/29/2012; Chapter 0096; Effective 07/28/2012 [SB214 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2012-SB214-Introduced.html

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SB 214 – AS INTRODUCED

2012 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 214

AN ACT relative to the applicability of the right-to-know law to public libraries.

SPONSORS: Sen. Forrester, Dist 2; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. Accornero, Belk 4; Rep. Greemore, Belk 3

COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that the right-to-know law is applicable to public libraries.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to the applicability of the right-to-know law to public libraries.

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

1 New Section; Records and Meetings Subject to Right-to-Know Law. Amend RSA 202-A by inserting after section 2 the following new section:

202-A:2-a Records and Meetings Subject to Right-to-Know Law. A public library shall be deemed a “public agency,” and the library trustees a “public body,” for purposes of RSA 91-A, and they shall be subject to all applicable provisions of that chapter; provided, however, that any books, documents, records, or other information maintained by a public library that is exempted or protected from disclosure by other provisions of law shall not be subject to disclosure under RSA 91-A.

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