Bill Text: NH SB315 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to law enforcement agency reporting on information concerning bias crimes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-07-10 - Signed by the Governor on 07/03/2024; Chapter 0147; Effective 09/01/2024 [SB315 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2024-SB315-Introduced.html
SB 315-FN-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2927
10/05
SENATE BILL 315-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to law enforcement agency reporting on information concerning bias crimes.
SPONSORS: Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. Simpson, Rock. 33; Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills. 10
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires a law enforcement agency operating within New Hampshire to collect and report information concerning bias crimes as prescribed by the division of state police.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2927
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to law enforcement agency reporting on information concerning bias crimes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; State Police; Crime Reporting System; Bias Crimes. Amend RSA 106-B:14-c by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III.(a) A law enforcement agency operating within New Hampshire shall separately collect information concerning bias crimes in the manner and form prescribed by the division of state police.
(b) At least 2 times each year, a law enforcement agency shall submit information collected on bias crimes to the department of safety, division of state police. Information submitted and reports issued under this paragraph shall be in conformity with guidelines described in paragraph I, and shall:
(1) Be separated in reports on the basis of whether it is an alleged crime, a charged crime, or a crime for which a conviction has been obtained; and
(2) Be divided in reports on the basis of whether, in the opinion of the reporting individual and the data collectors, bias was the primary motivation for the crime or only incidental to the crime.
(c) A report under this paragraph submitted to the persons and agencies described in paragraph I may not contain the name of a person who:
(1) Committed or allegedly committed a bias crime; or
(2) Was the victim or the alleged victim of a bias crime.
(d) Information collected, submitted, and reported under this paragraph must be consistent with guidelines established for the acquisition, preservation, and exchange of identification records and information by the Attorney General of the United States or the Federal Bureau of Investigation under 28 U.S.C. 534 and the Hate Crime Statistics Act, as amended (28 U.S.C. 534 note).
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
24-2927
12/5/23
SB 315-FN-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to law enforcement agency reporting on information concerning bias crimes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Due to time constraints, the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to provide a fiscal note for this bill, as introduced, at this time. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the Senate Clerk's Office.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association
