Bill Text: NH HB374 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibiting certain state officers from forming political action committees.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-14 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 236-139 02/14/2019 House Journal 5 P. 30 [HB374 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2019-HB374-Introduced.html

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HB 374 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2019 SESSION

19-0239

11/03

 

HOUSE BILL 374

 

AN ACT prohibiting certain state officers from forming political action committees.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Gidge, Hills. 33; Rep. Prudhomme-O'Brien, Rock. 6; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. Love, Rock. 6; Rep. Hill, Merr. 3; Sen. French, Dist 7

 

COMMITTEE: Election Law

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill prohibits certain state officers and candidates for office from forming political committees or political advocacy organizations.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19-0239

11/03

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

 

AN ACT prohibiting certain state officers from forming political action committees.

 

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

 

1  New Section; Political Expenditures and Contributions; Prohibited Political Committees and Political Advocacy Organizations.  Amend RSA 664 by inserting after section 664:3-a the following new section:

664:3-b  Prohibited Political Committees and Political Advocacy Organizations.  No secretary of state, state treasurer, or individual running for these offices, shall form a political committee or political advocacy organization, or be involved in decision making for or solicit contributions to a political committee or political advocacy organization.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.