Bill Text: NH HB1170 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Adding a definition of "reasonably described" to the right-to-know law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-11 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/11/2020 House Journal 7 P. 39 [HB1170 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2020-HB1170-Introduced.html
HB 1170 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2217
01/10
HOUSE BILL 1170
AN ACT adding a definition of "reasonably described" to the right-to-know law.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Schmidt, Hills. 28
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill inserts a definition of "reasonably described" for purposes of retrieval of public records under the right-to-know law.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2217
01/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT adding a definition of "reasonably described" to the right-to-know law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Right-to-Know Law; Definition Added. Amend RSA 91-A:1-a by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. "Reasonably described" means a document is identified with necessary specificity to allow a public employee to retrieve it without making an extensive search and, at a minimum, by date or a range of dates not exceeding 30 days, by type, which means by letter, minutes, or a report, and by title or subject matter.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.
