HOUSE BILL NO. 566 Introduced by
Rep. Johnson of Grafton Dist. 9
Rep. Raiche of Hillsboro Dist. 34
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine
AN ACT
providing, that under the access to public records statute, certain executive sessions must be open to the public.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Access to Public Records. Amend RSA 91-A:3, I (supp) as inserted by 1967, 251:1 by striking out in line two the word "but" and inserting in place thereof the following (for conducting deliberations, but subject to the provisions of paragraph II of this section, all sessions at which information, evidence or testimony in any form is received shall be open to the public and) so that said paragraph as amended shall read as follows: I. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent these bodies or agencies from holding executive sessions for conducting deliberations, but subject to the provisions of paragraph II of this section, all sessions at which information, evidence or testimony in any form is received shall be open to the public and any decisions made during any executive session must be recorded and made available for public inspection promptly, and no ordinances, orders, rules, resolutions, regulations, contracts, appointments or other official actions shall be finally approved in executive session. The conditions of this section do not apply to executive sessions of the committees of the general court.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect sixty days after its passage.