HB 1786-LOCAL (2018): prohibiting costs for inspection of governmental records under the right-to-know law.

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HB 1786-LOCAL (2018)

prohibiting costs for inspection of governmental records under the right-to-know law.

Status: Died on the table
Term: 2017-2018
House committee: Judiciary
Senate committee: Public and Municipal Affairs
Subject: Right to Know

The Story

It was introduced on January 3, 2018 and referred to the House Judiciary committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 23, 2018. The committee met in executive session on February 27, 2018 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted 17–1 to recommend that the House pass it, and the report was placed on the consent calendar. On March 6, 2018 the House voted to pass it on a voice vote. It crossed to the Senate on March 8, 2018 and was referred to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs committee. The committee held a public hearing on April 11, 2018. The committee recommended that the Senate kill it. On April 26, 2018 the Senate voted to lay it on the table on a voice vote, on a motion by Sen. James Gray.

Hearings and Sessions

January 23, 2018, 1:30 PM: public hearing, House Judiciary, LOB 208
February 27, 2018: executive session, House Judiciary, LOB 208
April 11, 2018, 9:45 AM: hearing, Senate Public and Municipal Affairs, LOB 102

Votes

March 6, 2018, House: Ought to Pass — voice vote, passed
April 26, 2018, Senate: Laid on Table — voice vote, passed

The Docket

January 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Judiciary
January 23, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/23/2018 01:30 PM LOB 208
February 27, 2018: Executive Session: 02/27/2018 LOB 208
March 6, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/06/2018 (Vote 17-1; CC)
March 6, 2018: Ought to Pass : MA VV 03/06/2018
March 8, 2018: Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Public and Municipal Affairs
April 11, 2018: Hearing: 04/11/2018, Room 102, LOB, 09:45 am
April 26, 2018: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 04/26/2018
April 26, 2018: Sen. Gray Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 04/26/2018
April 26, 2018: Pending Motion Inexpedient to Legislate; 04/26/2018

Laws It Would Change

RSA 91-A:4

Related Bills

HB 286-LOCAL (2019): relative to free inspection of records under the right-to-know law.
HB 646-FN-LOCAL (2015): allowing public bodies or agencies to charge for the costs of retrieval of public records under the right-to-know law.
HB 1611-FN-LOCAL (2016): allowing a public body or agency to charge a fee for costs of retrieving public records under the right-to-know law.
HB 1788-FN-LOCAL (2018): relative to costs charged under the right-to-know law.
HB 1789-FN-LOCAL (2018): relative to costs of requests which are in electronic format under the right-to-know law.