Bill Text: NH SB136 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishing a committee to review constitutional amendments pending in Congress regarding the Citizens United decision and related cases that have been introduced in the United States Supreme Court.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-11-17 - Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass [SB136 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2015-SB136-Introduced.html
SB 136 - AS INTRODUCED
2015 SESSION
15-0973
03/09
SENATE BILL 136
AN ACT relative to assessing the consequences of the Citizens United decision.
SPONSORS: Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Sen. Pierce, Dist 5; Rep. Elliott, Rock 8; Rep. Burton, Straf 6; Rep. Cushing, Rock 21; Rep. Moody, Rock 17
COMMITTEE: Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs
This bill requires legislative hearings assessing the consequences of the Citizens United decision evaluating related proposals to amend the United States Constitution.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15-0973
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to assessing the consequences of the Citizens United decision.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Hearings Required; Report.
I. The senate public and municipal affairs committee and the house election law committee shall jointly conduct at least 4 public hearings at geographically diverse locations in order to obtain public input on the consequences of the United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010) and proposals to amend the United States Constitution in response to that decision.
II. The senate public and municipal affairs committee and the house election law committee shall jointly prepare a report summarizing the findings of the hearings conducted under paragraph I and evaluating the constitutional amendment proposals. The report may include recommended wording for a constitutional amendment to be forwarded to the New Hampshire congressional delegation. The committees shall submit the report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2015.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
