Bill Text: NH HB327 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibiting the state from requiring the public use proprietary software when visiting state websites.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-02 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote House Journal 4 [HB327 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2023-HB327-Introduced.html
HB 327-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0189
06/05
HOUSE BILL 327-FN
SPONSORS: Rep. Gallager, Merr. 20
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits the state from requiring the public use proprietary software when visiting state websites.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0189
06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Chapter; Free and Open Source Software. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 21-V the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 21-W
FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
21-W:1 Proprietary Software on State Websites. No person in the state of New Hampshire shall be required to allow the execution of proprietary javascript in their browser when visiting websites administered by the state of New Hampshire. The department of information technology shall verify that this is the case for each executive branch agency via the use of browser extensions of their choice that are designed to detect and block the execution of proprietary javascript in their browsers, or by confirming that no proprietary javascript blocks the functioning of any third-party online archiving services that are attempting to archive state websites.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
23-0189
1/5/23
HB 327-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT prohibiting the use of proprietary software on state websites.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |||
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
Expenditures | $0 | $35.9M - $113.9M | $35.9M - $113.9M | $35.9M - $113.9M | |||
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | ||||||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill prohibits the state from requiring the public use proprietary software when visiting state websites.
The Department of Information Technology (DoIT) estimates the cost for application compliance using the following assumptions:
- Number of small systems * compliance cost for a small system = total cost for small systems
- Number of medium systems * compliance cost for a medium system = total cost for medium systems
- Number of large systems * compliance cost for a large system = total cost for large systems
- Number of extra-large systems * compliance cost for an extra-large system = total cost for extra-large systems
The Department provided both the low and high cost for compliance and estimated annual costs for contracted staff derived from an existing statewide contract for staff augmentation. The Department indicated there are 215 small systems, 36 medium systems, 17 large systems and 3 extra large systems that would be impacted by this bill. The Department determined it would take at least 5 years to make the necessary change for a total cost between $179.7 million and $569.6 million. See table below for annual costs:
This bill does not establish or provide an appropriation for new positions.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Information Technology
