Bill Text: NH HB630 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Authorizing certain procedures for rulemaking.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-27 - Signed by Governor Sununu 05/25/2021; Chapter 59; Eff: 07/24/2021 [HB630 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2021-HB630-Amended.html
HB 630 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
7Apr2021... 0753h
2021 SESSION
21-0135
11/06
HOUSE BILL 630
AN ACT authorizing certain procedures for rulemaking.
SPONSORS: Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29; Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf. 19; Rep. Hatch, Coos 6; Rep. Schuett, Merr. 20; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill permits photocopied and scanned versions of signatures to be used in rulemaking proceedings.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
7Apr2021... 0753h 21-0135
11/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT authorizing certain procedures for rulemaking.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Administrative Procedure Act; Definitions. Amend RSA 541-A:1, V-a to read as follows:
V-a. "Electronic document" means a document which complies with requirements prescribed by the director for filing under paragraph VI and established in the drafting and procedure manual under RSA 541-A:8. [For electronic documents, a requirement during the rulemaking process for a signature accompanying the filing of an electronic document shall be met if such signature complies with the requirements of RSA 294-E.]
2 New Paragraph; Administrative Procedure Act; Definitions; Signature. Amend RSA 541-A:1 by inserting after paragraph XV the following new paragraph:
XV-a. "Signature" means a person's written name used as a form of identification, whether in original, photocopied, or scanned form.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.