1987 HB727 Legislative History

Versions of HB727:

House Index

[HJ 1365] 727, relative to the right-to-know law. (Chretien of Hil. 33 et al - To Judiciary)
103, am 488-490, psd 498, nonconc S am, conf 1047, 1057, 1061, rep adop 1115, 1116, enr 1192, veto sustained (RC) 1205-1208

Senate Index

[SJ 2064] HB 727, Relative to the right-to-know law.
673, am 1641-1644, psd 1681, H nonconc, conf 1695, rep adop 1817-1818, 1835, enr 1913, H sustained veto 1953

From 1987 House Journal and Senate Journal


Thursday, February 12, 1987

[HJ 90] Rep. Palumbo offered the following:

RESOLVED, that in accordance with the list in the possession of the Clerk, House Bills numbered 456 through 727 and House Joint Resolution numbered 3 and Concurrent Resolutions Proposing Constitutional Amendments numbered 17 through 19 and House Bills of Intent numbered 2014 and 2015 and Houe Concurrent Resolutions numbered 4 through 7 and House Resolutions numbered 17 through 20, shall be by this resolution read a first and [HJ 91] second time by the therein listed titles, sent for printing, and referred to the therein designated committees.

Adopted.

INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE BILLS, HJR, CACRs, HBIs, HCRs and HRs

First, second reading and referral

[HJ 103] HB 727, relative to the right-to-know law. (Chretien of Hillsborough Dist. 33; Palumbo of Rockingham Dist. 10; Chambers of Grafton Dist. 12 - To Judiciary)


Wednesday, March 18, 1987

[HJ 486] COMMITTEE REPORTS (cont.)

[HJ 488] HB 727, relative to the right-to-know law. Ought to Pass with Amendment.

The Committee overwhelmingly feels that this bill's time has come. This bill recodifies and clarifies the Right-to-Know Law. HB 727 plugs up the loopholes which have cropped up over the years. This bill brings the Governor under the Right-to-Know Law when he meets with the Governor's Council and Committees of Conference. Vote 16-1. Rep. Alec J. Kormilas for Judiciary.

Amendment

Amend RSA 91-A:1-b, I and II as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing them with the following:

[HJ 489] I. "Meeting" means the convening of a quorum of the membership of a public body, as defined in RSA 91-A:1-b, II to discuss or act upon a matter or matters over which the public body has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power. "Meeting" shall not include:

(a) Any chance meeting or a social meeting neither planned nor intended for the purpose of discussing matters relating to official business and at which no decisions are made; however, no such chance or social meeting shall be used to circumvent the spirit of this chapter;

(b) Strategy or negotiations with respect to collective bargaining; or

(c) Consultation with legal counsel, provided that only members of the body, legal counsel, or the agents and employees of either are present and that only legal matters are discussed.

II. "Public body" means:

(a) The general court, including committees of conference and executive sessions of committees;

(b) The governor's council;

(c) The governor with the governor's council;

(d) Any board, commission, agency, or other authority of state government;

(e) Any board, commission, agency, or other authority, of any county, town, municipal corporation, school district, or other political subdivision;

(f) The board of trustees of the university system of New Hampshire and committees of that board; or

(g) Any committee, subcommittee or subordinate body thereof, or advisory committee to any of the above.

Amend RSA 91-A: 3, I as inserted by section 3 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

1. Bodies or agencies may meet in executive session for deliberations only after a majority vote of members present, which shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting. All sessions at which information, evidence, or testimony in any form is received, except as provided in paragraph II, shall be open to the public. No ordinance, orders, rules, resolutions, regulations, contracts, appointments, or other official actions shall be finally approved in executive session except as provided in paragraph II. The record and minutes of the executive session, as provided in RSA 91-A:4, shall be available for public inspection promptly, except as provided in RSA 91-A:4, 11(b).

Amend RSA 91-A:7-a as inserted by section 7 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

91-A:7-a Penalty. Whoever knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation.

Amend RSA 91-A:8, I as inserted by section 8 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

I. If any public body [or agency) or employee or member thereof, in violation of the provisions of this chapter, refuses to provide a public record or refuses access to a public proceeding to a person who reasonably requests the same, such body [, agency,] or person shall be liable for reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in a lawsuit under this chapter provided that the court finds that such lawsuit was necessary in order to make the information available or the proceeding open to the public, fees shall not be awarded unless the court finds that the body[ , agency] or person knew or should have known that the conduct engaged in was a violation of this chapter or where the parties, by agreement, provide that no such fees shall be paid. In any case where [HJ 490] fees are awarded under this chapter, upon a finding that an officer, employee, or other official of a public body (or agency) has acted in bad faith in refusing to allow access to a public proceeding or to provide a public record, the court [may] shall award such fees personally against such officer, employee, or other official.

Amend the bill by replacing section 9 with the following:

9 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 90 days after its passage.

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill amends RSA 91-A, the "right-to-know" law.

The bill defines "meetings", "public body", and "public proceedings", and states that RSA 91-A shall be liberally construed to provide the greatest access to records and meetings. The governor and governor's council and legislative committees of conference are included as public bodies.

The bill also requires that refusal of access to records exempt from public access be specifically based on statutory authority.

The bill makes certain persons who are not members of a public body subject to remedies and penalties under RSA 91-A under certain circumstances, and adds a criminal penalty provision.

In addition, the bill rearranges certain sections of the current law for the sake of clarity.

Amendment adopted.

Ordered to third reading.


[HJ 497] Rep. Palumbo moved that the House now adjourn from the early session, that the business of the late session be in order at the present time, that the reading of bills be by title only and resolutions by caption only and that all bills ordered to third reading be read a third time by this resolution, and that all titles of bills be the same as adopted, and that they be passed at the present time, and when the House adjourns today it be to meet Thursday, March 19 at 11:00 a.m.

Adopted.

LATE SESSION

Third reading and final passage

[HJ 498] HB 727, relative to the right-to-know law.


Tuesday, March 24, 1987

[SJ 668] HOUSE MESSAGE

INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE BILLS

Senator Dupont offered the following Resolution:

RESOLVED, that in accordance with the list in the possession of the Clerk, House Bills numbered HB 312 through HB 670-FN shall be by this resolution read a first and second time by the therein listed titles, and referred to the therein designated committees.

Adopted.

First and Second Reading and Referrals

[SJ 673] HB 727, Relative to the right-to-know law. (Judiciary)


Thursday, May 7, 1987

[SJ 1595] COMMITTEE REPORTS

[SJ 1641] HB 727, Relative to the right-to-know law. Re-refer to Committee. Senator Podles for the Committee.

SENATOR PODLES: Originally, I thought that the right-to-know bill, which is HB 727, should be re-referred to committee for further study. However, it appears that the matter can be handled properly at this time. I have a floor amendment which I am prepared to offer. I understand that I must defeat the committee report.

Committee Report failed.

Senator Podles moved to substitute Ought to Pass. Adopted.

Senator Podles offered a floor amendment.

SENATOR PODLES: The floor amendment addresses many of the concerns that surfaced during the testimony before the Senate Judiciary committee. I would like the Senators to turn to page one of HB 727. In the first section 91A:1A, liberal construction, what it does, is it retains that most important part of the bill, as it was passed in the House. The bill specifically provides that the law shall be construed liberally to provide the greatest access to government, and this is an essential component of a democracy. The amendment insures that this will be the case. On page two of the bill, at the top of the page, there were concerns expressed that an exemption from the right-to-know law dealing with legal consultation was too broad. So, we changed the top of those two sentences and my amendment tightens the loophole in the bill as passed in the House. It says that only those persons whose presence in the meeting, where a public body is consulting counsel which would be permissible under the attorney/client privilege, would be able to attend. So, that this would allow the attorney to include his paralegals and other support staff, but it would not allow some public body to parade half of the state bureaucracy through a private meeting. On page four of the bill, at the top of the page, the first two sentences; my amendment closes that [SJ 1642] loophole which allowed a public body to oppose secretly, by simply saying it was deliberating only in executive sessions. On page seven, the amendment also sets a cap on what a public body can charge for documents requested by the public and that shall not exceed $1 per page. On page nine and ten, we have taken out of the bill, as it was passed, all of the criminal penalty provisions. It also eliminates the provision which would make a person not a member of the public body potentially liable for attorney fees and subject to criminal penalty. The amendment does not change the current law in regard to an award of attorneys fees. Current law already allows a court to award attorney fees incurred by a party who had to go to court because the public body that is violating the right-to-know law. The current law has that provision which allows the court to find someone, who intentionally also acted in bad faith, personally liable. So, on page nine, we eliminated everything on the bottom of page nine and all of page ten of the bill. I would urge your support for this amendment on HB 727.

SENATOR BOND: Senator Podles, in your opinion does the law make it more hazardous for our volunteer type citizen rating most the governments involve?

SENATOR PODLES: No, it increases access to the public.

Floor Amendment to HB 727

Amend RSA 91-A:1-b, I(c) as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

(c) Consultation with legal counsel, provided that only members of the body, legal counsel, and those persons whose presence would not abrogate the attorney-client privilege are present.

Amend RSA 91-A:2, I as inserted by section 2 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

I. All public proceedings, as defined by RSA 91-A:1-b, III, shall be open to the public and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meetings of those public bodies.

Amend RSA 91-A:3, I as inserted by section 3 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

I. All sessions at which information, evidence, or testimony in any form is received, except as provided in paragraph II, shall be open to the public. No ordinance, orders, rules, resolutions, regulations, contracts, appointments, or other official actions shall be finally approved [SJ 1643] in executive session except as provided in paragraph II. The record and minutes of the executive session, as provided in RSA 91-A:4, shall be available for public inspection promptly, except as provided in RSA 91-A:4, II(b).

Amend RSA 91-A:4, I as inserted by section 4 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

I. All minutes and records of meetings shall be available to the public, and all persons shall have access to them in accordance with this section.

Amend RSA 91-A:4, Ill(d) and (e) as inserted by section 4 of the bill by replacing them with the following:

(d) Each public body shall, upon request for any public record reasonably described, make available for inspection and copying any such public record within its files when the record is immediately available for release. If a public body is unable to make a public record available for immediate inspection and copying, it shall, within 5 business days of request, make such record available, deny the request in writing with reasons, or furnish written acknowledgment of the receipt of the request and a statement of the time reasonably necessary to determine whether the request shall be granted or denied. If a photocopying machine or other device maintained for use by a public body is used by the body to copy the public record or document requested, the person requesting the copy may be charged only the actual cost of providing the copy, which cost shall not exceed $1 per page and which may be collected by the public body. Nothing in this section shall exempt any person from paying fees otherwise established by statute for obtaining copies of public records or documents, but if such fee is established for the copy, no additional costs or fees shall be charged.

(e) In the same manner as set forth in RSA 91-A:4, III(d) any public body which maintains its records in a computer storage system may, in lieu of providing original documents, provide a printout of any records reasonably described and which the body has the capacity to produce in a manner that does not reveal information which is confidential under this chapter or any other law. The person requesting the information may be charged only the actual cost of providing such printout. Access to work papers, individual personnel files, and other confidential information under RSA 91-A:5, I(d) shall not be provided.

[SJ 1644] Amend RSA 91-A:5, I(e) as inserted by section 5 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

(e) Confidential commercial, or financial information of an individual, partnership, or corporation.

Amend the bill by replacing all after section 6 with the following:

7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Floor Amendment Adopted. Ordered to Third Reading.


[SJ 1680] Senator Hounsell moved that the rules of the Senate be so far suspended as to allow all bills to be placed on third reading and final passage, all titles be the same as adopted, and that they be passed at the present time.

Adopted.

Third Reading and Final Passage

[SJ 1681] HB 727, Relative to the right-to-know law.


Tuesday, May 12, 1987

[HJ 1047] REQUESTS CONCURRENCE WITH AMENDMENTS

HB 727, relative to the right-to-know law. (Amendment printed SJ 5/7) Rep. Alf Jacobson moved that the House nonconcur and request a Committee of Conference.

Rep. Koromilas yielded to questions.

Adopted.

The Speaker appointed Reps. Chretien, Koromilas, Lown and Cote.


[HJ 1056] CONFEREE CHANGES

[HJ 1057] HB 727 - Rep. Hollingworth replaces Rep. Cote


Wednesday, May 13, 1987

[SJ 1695] HOUSE MESSAGES

HOUSE NON-CONCURS WITH SENATE AMENDMENTS

HOUSE REQUESTS COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

HB 727, Relative to the right-to-know law.

The Speaker appointed Reps: Chretien, Kormilas, Lown and Cote. Senator Podles moved to accede.

Adopted.

The Chair appointed Senators: Podles, White and Nelson.


Thursday, May 14, 1987

[HJ 1061] SENATE MESSAGES

ACCEDES REQUEST FOR COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

HB 727, relative to the right-to-know law.

The President appointed Sens. Podles, White and Nelson.


Friday, May 15, 1987

[SJ 1817] COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE REPORT ON HB 727

The committee of conference to which was referred House Bill 727, An Act relative to the right-to-know law, having considered the same, report the same with the following recommendations:

That the House recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the Senate amendment, and concur with the Senate amendment, and

That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as amended by the Senate, and pass the bill as so amended:

Amend RSA 91-A:4, III(d) as inserted by section 4 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

(d) Each public body shall, upon request for any public record reasonably described, make available for inspection and copying any such public record within its files when the record is immediately available for release. If a public body is unable to make a public [SJ 1818] record available for immediate inspection and copying, it shall, within 5 business days of request, make such record available, deny the request in writing with reasons, or furnish written acknowledgment of the receipt of the request and a statement of the time reasonably necessary to determine whether the request shall be granted or denied. If a photocopying machine or other device maintained for use by a public body is used by the body to copy the public record or document requested, the person requesting the copy may be charged only the actual cost of providing the copy, which cost may be collected by the public body. Nothing in this section shall exempt any person from paying fees otherwise established by statute for obtaining copies of public records or documents, but if such fee is established for the copy, no additional costs or fees shall be charged.

Amend RSA 91-A:5, I(e) as inserted by section 5 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

(e) Confidential, commercial, or financial information of an individual, partnership, or corporation.

Conferees on the Part of the Senate

Sen. Podles, Dist. 16
Sen. White, Dist. 11
Sen. Nelson, Dist. 13

Conferees on the Part of the House

Rep. Chretien, Hills. 33
Rep. Koromilas, Straf. 6
Rep. Lown, Hills. 9
Rep. Hollingworth, Rock. 17

Senator White moved to adopt the committee report.

Adopted.


[HJ 1114] SENATE MESSAGES

ADOPTION OF COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE REPORTS

[HJ 1115] HB 727, relative to the right-to-know law.

COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE REPORTS

[HJ 1116] HB 727, relative to the right-to-know law. (Report printed SJ 5/15)

Report adopted.


Tuesday, May 19, 1987

[SJ 1834] HOUSE ADOPTS COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE REPORTS

[SJ 1835] HB 727, Relative to the right-to-know law.


[HJ 1191] ENROLLED BILLS REPORT

[HJ 1192] HB 727, relative to the right-to-know law.

John P. H. Chandler, Jr.
Natalie S. Flanagan
For the Committee.


Wednesday, May 20, 1987

[SJ 1911] ENROLLED BILLS REPORTS

[SJ 1913] HB 727, Relative to the right-to-know law.

NOTE: Committee signature

Thursday, May 28, 1987

[HJ 1205] GOVERNOR'S VETO MESSAGE ON HB 727

To the Honorable members of the General Court:

I have this day vetoed HB 727, an act relative to the right-to-know law.

In so doing, I must note, and in fact emphasize, that the bill's actual effect on the Governor and Council is not substantial in that any such measure could not limit or restrict the constitutionally mandated role of the Council, or the relationship between Governor and Council. However, I do feel that our various municipal and local boards and commissions will be significantly and adversely affected by the provisions within the measure, and it is for this reason that I have exercised my veto power.

[HJ 1206] The principal change that would have been produced by this legislation would be to prevent public bodies from meeting in executive session to deliberate and discuss many sensitive matters. Public bodies, such as our town boards and commissions, must be able to discuss and deliberate complex issues, including questions of long-range planning, zoning, or improved efficiency of government in a manner that facilitates a free exchange of ideas, and permits a change in positions or compromise, to develop consensus recommendations that best serve the interests of our communities and citizens.

I have been contacted by many local officials who feel that this measure will serve to confuse and frustrate those citizens on boards and commissions who are attempting to fulfill their civic responsibilities. I cannot support legislation which would undoubtedly result in having a chilling effect on New Hampshire's citizens volunteering to serve on those local municipal boards and commissions. Our local form of government depends on effective volunteer citizen participation.

This limitation on the rights of public officials to deliberate on sensitive matters, free from the pressure of special interest groups and others, is not supported by any evidence of abuses of the present statute. In fact, this provision of the bill was the subject of dispute before the House Judiciary Committee, and was opposed by legislators and municipal representatives, all of whom felt it was an unmerited amendment. Thus, I have vetoed HB 727.

It should be noted that a few days ago, before this Legislature, a distinguished member of the bar made a presentation which noted a historic reference to the value of permitting bodies to exchange ideas, and reconcile differences in private deliberations. He noted that James Madison, often called the "Father of the Constitution," and later the Fourth President of the United States, argued that privacy was often essential for government to work. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recognized this and agreed to keep their deliberations private. According to Madison, without such privacy the Constitution would never have been adopted.

Since its adoption in 1967, RSA 91-A has been both amended when required, and examined and interpreted on several occasions by our courts. Most recently, in 1986, the General Court enacted (and I signed) Chapter 83 which, among other provisions, provided for further access to public meetings and records, as well as strengthened the statute's provision for remedies. In reviewing HB 727, however, I find that the bill has tried to reword the basic sections of the statute in such a manner as to confuse the public, and its officials, and call into question interpretations that the courts have already rendered.

I would be remiss if I did not also state my reservations concerning this legislation that do not involve the substance of the measure itself, but the alleged method of its passage. Specifically, the recent news accounts of this bill are replete with alleged representations by supporters and/or sponsors of the measure who suggest that they have either hoodwinked fellow members of the General Court into allowing this bill to pass, or made us believe that they have confused the issue to the point where the respective legislative bodies did not realize what they were approving. Although I question whether these are accurate representatives of what actually occurred, for a bill that is alleged to promote greater openness and access to government to become law under even the pretense of either of these conditions is unacceptable. I do not feel that this perception, however remote, should persist.

In conclusion, I believe that HB 727 unduly restricts the operation of local government and does not serve its stated purpose of clarifying existing laws. In signing revisions to this law in 1986, I did it because that legislation met the basic objective of improving access without any great reduction in the capacity of our public bodies to serve our citizens. This legislation does not meet that test.

John H. Sununu, Governor

[HJ 1207] Question being, shall HB 727 pass notwithstanding the Governor's veto.

Reps. Buckley and Koromilas spoke in favor of the question.

Reps. Grodin and Ellen-Ann Robinson spoke against the question and yielded to questions.

Reps. Shriver, Lozeau, Alf Jacobson and Hollingworth spoke in favor of the question and yielded to questions.

Reps. Marian Harrington, Wixson and Sytek spoke against the question.

Rep. Flanders moved the previous question. Sufficiently seconded. Adopted.

YEAS 162 NAYS 187

YEAS 162

BELKNAP: Bowler, Brown, Maviglio, Lawrence Richardson and Turner.

CHESHIRE: Blacketor, Cole, Daschbach, Daniel Eaton, Frink, Hunt, LaMar, Matson, Ramsay, William Riley and Schwartz.

COOS: Harold Burns, Coulombe, Guay, Kilbride, Lemire, Mayhew, Oleson and Theriault.

GRAFTON: Adams, Arnesen, Bean, Chambers, Crystal, Densmore, Driscoll, Michael King, Wayne King, Walter and Weymouth.

HILLSBOROUGH: Alukonis, Baker, Baldizar, Bourque, Burkush, A. Leslie Burns, Champagne, Chretien, Cid, Cote, Cusson, Ann Derosier, Gerard Desrochers, William Desrosiers, William Dion, Domaingue, Donovan, Dube, Ducharme, Dwyer, Dykstra, Frank, Ruth Gage, Gagnon, Genest, Granger, Scott Green, Betty Hall, Chris Jacobson, Cornelius Keane, Donna Kelly, Korcoulis, Lanzara, Long, Lozeau, Bonnie McCann, McGlynn, Messier, Mulligan, Robert Murphy, Nixon, O'Rourke, Pappas, Pignatelli, Prestipino, Price, Reardon, Reidy, Herbert Richardson, Routhier, Shriver, Soucy, Sullivan, Tarpley, Turgeon, Wagner, Winn, Zajdel and Zis.

MERRIMACK: Asplund, Austin, Beaton, Cahill, Fillion, Fraser, Gilbreth, Douglas Hall, Alf Jacobson, Burton Knight, Lockwood, Merton Mann, Rehlander, Stio, Tupper, Wallner, Whittemore and Yeaton.

ROCKINGHAM: Carl Anderson, Blanchard, Blanchette, William Boucher, Butler, Conroy, Creasy, Cushing, Drake, Harry Flanders, Gourdeau, Hollingworth, Hynes, George Katsakiores, Phyllis Katsakiores, Lovejoy, Maurice MacDonald, McGovern, Newell, Palumbo, Pantelakos, Pevear, Popov, Read, Ritzo, Sanderson, Sherburne, Simon, Splaine, Vaughn, Weddle and Welch.

STRAFFORD: Bernard, Callaghan, Casey, Chamberlin, Anita Flynn, Edward Flynn, Sandra Keans, Kincaid, Koromilas, Lachance, Laurion, McManus, Pelley, Francis Robinson and Spear.

SULLIVAN: D'Amante, Normandin and Sara Townsend.

NAYS 187

BELKNAP: Richard Campbell, Dexter, Golden, Hardy, Malcolm Harrington, Holbrook, Jensen, Locke, Pearson, Thurston and Wixson.

CARROLL: Allard, Russell Chase, Dickinson, Robert Holmes, Hounsell, Kenneth MacDonald, Mclntire, Olimpio, Powers, Saunders and Schofield.

CHESHIRE: Clark, Jesse Davis, Delano, Irvin Gordon, Grodin, Miller, Morse, Parker, Perry, Pierce, Sawyer and David Young.

[HJ 1208] COOS: Brungot, Frederic Foss, Horton, Marsh, Nelson and Purrington.

GRAFTON: Blair, Christy, Dearborn, Hammond, LaMott, Lougee, Ezra Mann, McAvoy, Scanlan, Stewart, Howard Townsend, Wadsworth, Ward and Whitcomb.

HILLSBOROUGH: Ahern, Ahrens, Barbara Arnold, Bass, Lionel Boucher, Bowers, Cowenhoven, Cox, Daigle, Paul Dionne, Clyde Eaton, Joseph M. Eaton, Fields, Grip, Guilbert, Marian Harrington, Healy, Holden, Humphrey, Michael Jones, Keefe, Robert Kelley, Alice Knight, Kurk, Leclerc, Lefebvre, Levesque, Lown, Magee, Mason, McRae, Moore, Morrissette, Packard, Paquette, Pariseau, Perham, Ellen-Ann Robinson, Sallada, Schneiderat, Leonard Smith, Steiner, Stiles, Vanderlosk, Ware, Watson, Emma Wheeler, Kenneth Wheeler and Wood.

MERRIMACK: Eleanor Anderson, Laurent Boucher, Gross, Hayes, Mary Holmes, C. William Johnson, Kidder, Lewis, Millard, Nichols, Pantzer, Phelps, Provencal, Doris Riley and West.

ROCKINGHAM: Gordon Arnold, Barnes, Benton, Blaisdell, Buco, Eunice Campbell, Marilyn Campbell, Cooke, Ellyson, Felch, Flanagan, John Flanders, Bert Ford, Thomas Cage, Gosselin, Elizabeth Greene, Haynes, Hoar, Robert Johnson, Joyce, Roger King, Mace, Magoon, Malcolm, William F. McCain, McKinney, Parr, Schwaner, Scott, Seward, Skinner, Sochalski, Sytek, Tilton, Tufts, Walker, Woodward and Wright.

STRAFFORD: Appleby, Bates, Dingle, Albert Dionne, Patricia Foss, Frechette, Jean, Robert Jones, Kinney, Lussier, Martling, Swope, Ann Torr, Ralph Torr, Wall, Wilson and John Young.

SULLIVAN: Behrens, Brodeur, Cutting, Domini, Flint, Ingram, Krueger, Lindblade, McKee, Peyron, Rodeschin, Schotanus and Spaulding, and the Governor's veto was sustained lacking the necessary two-thirds vote to override the veto.


[SJ 1953] HOUSE MESSAGE

HOUSE SUSTAINED VETO

HB 727, Relative to the right-to-know law.