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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15 - Lobbyists › Section 15:9 - Examination of Statements of Fees and Expenditures.

15:9 Examination of Statements of Fees and Expenditures. –
It shall be the duty of the attorney general to examine the statements of fees and expenditures which are made under this chapter to the secretary of state and to compel such returns be made to comply with the law.
Source.
2006, 21:7, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15 - Lobbyists › Section 15:10 - Testimonial Privilege.

15:10 Testimonial Privilege. –
No person shall be excused from testifying in a proceeding instituted against another person under the foregoing sections for the reason that he might thereby incriminate himself; but no testimony so given by him shall be used directly or indirectly as evidence against him in any prosecution, nor shall he be prosecuted for any offenses so disclosed by him.
Source.
2006, 21:7, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15 - Lobbyists › Section 15:11 - Severability.

15:11 Severability. –
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
Source.
2006, 21:7, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-A - Financial Disclosure › Section 15-A:1 - Purpose.

15-A:1 Purpose. –
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that the performance of official duties does not give rise to a conflict of interest, by requiring the following persons to file a statement of financial interests with the secretary of state. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect this purpose.
Source.
2006, 21:8, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-A - Financial Disclosure › Section 15-A:2 - Definitions.

15-A:2 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Agency" means the executive branch and any department, division, board, commission, or equivalent entity of the executive branch.
II. "Agency head" means the commissioner or equivalent leader of any department, and the highest ranking member of any commission, board, institution, bureau, or office, which is not a subordinate component of a department or equivalent agency, by whatever name called, other than the legislative and judicial branches of state government.
III. "Family member" shall mean any person related to and living in the same domicile as the elected official, public official, public employee, constitutional official, or legislative employee who shares a common economic interest in the expenses of daily living, including, but not limited to, a spouse, child, or parents.
IV. "Income" means any money or thing of value received.
V. "Primary occupation" means any business, business association, public sector employment, nonprofit employment, or self- employment which provides the largest source of income for the candidate.
Source.
2006, 21:8, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-A - Financial Disclosure › Section 15-A:3 - Persons Required to File.

15-A:3 Persons Required to File. –
I. The following persons shall file a statement of financial interests as required by this chapter:
(a) All candidates who file for state or county office.
(b) All persons filing an acceptance of nomination form for state or county office.
(c) Every person appointed by the governor, governor and council, president of the senate, or the speaker of the house of representatives to any board, commission, committee, board of directors, authority, or equivalent state entity whether regulatory, advisory, or administrative in nature.
(d) All agency heads.
(e) Any public official designated, due to the responsibilities of the position, by the agency head.
(f) The secretary of state and the treasurer, and any of their subordinates designated, due to the responsibilities of the position, by the secretary of state or treasurer.
(g) All persons elected to state or county office, and all persons appointed to such elective office to fill a vacancy.
(h) Any person, not employed by or working under contract for the state, who is acting on behalf of the governor or an agency while engaged in state business.
II. The filing of a financial disclosure form by an elected member of the house of representatives or senate pursuant to RSA 14-B:8 shall satisfy the requirement for filing a statement of financial interest pursuant to this chapter.
II-a. The filing of a financial disclosure form by a judge pursuant to the New Hampshire code of judicial conduct, rule 3.15 shall satisfy the requirement for filing a statement of financial interest pursuant to this chapter.
III. Any person who is otherwise subject to the filing requirements of subparagraph I(h) shall be exempt from filing a statement of financial interests provided the individual volunteering:
(a) Does not directly or indirectly influence the setting of public policy;
(b) Does not directly or indirectly influence decisions on how state funds will be expended; and
(c) Does not directly or indirectly influence the selection of vendors for the state.
Source.
2006, 21:8. 2009, 203:5, eff. Sept. 13, 2009; 261:4, eff. Sept. 14, 2009. 2023, 95:1, eff. Aug. 19, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-A - Financial Disclosure › Section 15-A:4 - Designated Public Officials.

15-A:4 Designated Public Officials. –
The governor shall file with the secretary of state an organizational chart identifying the names and titles of all persons who are acting on behalf of the governor and who are required to file a statement of financial interests. Each agency head shall file with the secretary of state an organizational chart identifying the names, titles, and position numbers of persons in his or her department that are required to file a statement of financial interests. The secretary of state and the state treasurer shall file with the secretary of state an organizational chart identifying the names and titles of all persons in his or her department that are required to file a statement of financial interests.
Source.
2006, 21:8, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-A - Financial Disclosure › Section 15-A:6 - Deadlines for Filing.

15-A:6 Deadlines for Filing. –
All persons subject to this chapter shall file a statement of financial interests annually no later than the third Friday in January. All persons subject to this chapter, except those who are elected, shall file a statement of financial interests within 14 days of assuming the office, position, or appointment that makes the person subject to this chapter, unless the person has previously filed a statement during the calendar year. No person required to file a statement of financial interest pursuant to RSA 15-A:3, I, shall be eligible to serve in his or her appointed capacity prior to filing a statement in accordance with this section.
Source.
2006, 21:8. 2009, 154:1. 2010, 106:1, eff. May 26, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-A - Financial Disclosure › Section 15-A:7 - Penalty.

15-A:7 Penalty. –
Any person who knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or knowingly files a false statement shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. It shall be an absolute defense in any prosecution under this chapter that the person acted in reliance upon an advisory opinion on the subject issued under RSA 14-B:3, I(c) or RSA 21-G:30, I(c).
Source.
2006, 21:8. 2007, 194:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-A - Financial Disclosure › Section 15-A:8 - Examination of Disclosures.

15-A:8 Examination of Disclosures. –
The attorney general may examine the statements of financial interests which are made under this chapter to the secretary of state and compel such disclosures to be made to comply with the law.
Source.
2006, 21:8. 2009, 203:8, eff. Sept. 13, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-A - Financial Disclosure › Section 15-A:9 - Severability.

15-A:9 Severability. –
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
Source.
2006, 21:8, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-B - Gifts, Honorariums, and Expense Reimbursements › Section 15-B:1 - Purpose.

15-B:1 Purpose. –
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that the performance of official duties does not give rise to a conflict of interest, by prohibiting certain gifts and by requiring certain persons to file with the secretary of state a report of any honorariums or expense reimbursements received. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect this purpose.
Source.
2006, 21:9, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-B - Gifts, Honorariums, and Expense Reimbursements › Section 15-B:3 - Prohibition on Gifts.

15-B:3 Prohibition on Gifts. –
I. It shall be unlawful to knowingly give any gift as defined in this chapter, directly or indirectly, to any elected official, public official, public employee, or constitutional official.
II. It shall be unlawful to knowingly give any gift as defined in this chapter, directly or indirectly, to any family member, as defined in this chapter, of any elected official, public official, public employee, or constitutional official with a purpose of influencing or affecting the official conduct of such official or employee.
III. No elected official, public official, public employee, or constitutional official shall knowingly accept, directly or indirectly, any gift, as defined in this chapter.
Source.
2006, 21:9, eff. June 2, 2006. 2016, 328:12, eff. Dec. 7, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-B - Gifts, Honorariums, and Expense Reimbursements › Section 15-B:4 - Limitation on Receipt of an Honorarium.

15-B:4 Limitation on Receipt of an Honorarium. –
No public official or public employee shall accept an honorarium from a person who is subject to or likely to become subject to or interested in any matter or action pending before, or contemplated by, the public official, public employee, or the governmental body with which that person is affiliated.
Source.
2006, 21:9, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-B - Gifts, Honorariums, and Expense Reimbursements › Section 15-B:5 - Expense Reimbursement.

15-B:5 Expense Reimbursement. –
An elected official, public official, public employee, or constitutional official may accept expense reimbursement for the reasonable expenses for attendance, registration, travel, meals, and lodging for a bona fide conference, meeting, seminar, or educational or informational program which the person attends and that is related to the office, position, or employment held with the state or county, provided that the person attaches to the disclosure report a copy of the agenda or an equivalent document which discloses the subjects addressed and the time schedule of all activities at the event. This provision shall not be construed to require reporting of an expense reimbursement made by an organization to which the state or county pays dues, when the prepayment, underwriting or reimbursement is provided because of the dues paid.
Source.
2006, 21:9. 2007, 354:5, eff. Sept. 15, 2007. 2016, 328:13, eff. Dec. 7, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-B - Gifts, Honorariums, and Expense Reimbursements › Section 15-B:6 - Duty to Report.

15-B:6 Duty to Report. –
An elected official, public official, or public employee who receives an, honorarium or expense reimbursement shall file a report with the secretary of state no later than the last day of the month following the month during which the honorarium or expense reimbursement was received.
Source.
2006, 21:9. 2007, 354:6, eff. Sept. 15, 2007. 2016, 328:14, eff. Dec. 7, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-B - Gifts, Honorariums, and Expense Reimbursements › Section 15-B:7 - Honorarium, or Expense Reimbursement Report.

15-B:7 Honorarium, or Expense Reimbursement Report. –
The secretary of state shall establish a uniform report of receipt of an honorarium or expense reimbursement, which may be in paper or electronic form.
I. The report shall include at a minimum the following information, which shall be public:
(a) The full name, work address, work phone number, the office, appointment, or employment held by person subject to the reporting requirement.
(b) The full name, post office address, occupation, and principal place of business, if any, of the source of any reportable honorarium or expense reimbursement. When the source is a corporation or other entity, the name and work address of the person representing the corporation or entity in making the honorarium or expense reimbursement must be provided in addition to the name of the corporation or entity.
(c) The value of the honorarium or expense reimbursement. When the exact value is unknown, the person filing the report shall provide an estimate of the value of the gift or honorarium and identify the value as an estimate.
(d) A brief description of the service or event that gave rise to the honorarium or expense reimbursement. Reports of expense reimbursement must include a copy of the agenda or an equivalent document.
(e) The date on which the honorarium or expense reimbursement was received.
(f) The following statement followed by a line for the person filing the form to sign and date the form: "I have read RSA 15-B and hereby swear or affirm that the foregoing information is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief."
II. The secretary of state may also require information such as home phone numbers, home addresses, and other information helpful to the administration and enforcement of laws relating to honorariums or expense reimbursements. This information shall be non-public and shall not be subject to the provisions of RSA 91-A.
Source.
2006, 21:9, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-B - Gifts, Honorariums, and Expense Reimbursements › Section 15-B:8 - Forms; Place of Filing.

15-B:8 Forms;  Place of Filing. –
The secretary of state shall furnish all forms required under this chapter. All persons filing a report under this chapter shall file with the secretary of state. The reports shall be held in the original form for 6 years from the date of filing, after which time they may be destroyed. The public information on the forms shall be available to the public in the form of a photocopy or an electronic record. The secretary of state shall, as soon as is practical, implement an electronic record keeping system that makes the public information in the reports required by this chapter available to the public through the Internet.
Source.
2006, 21:9, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-B - Gifts, Honorariums, and Expense Reimbursements › Section 15-B:9 - Penalty.

15-B:9 Penalty. –
Any person who knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or knowingly files a false report shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. It shall be an absolute defense in any prosecution under this chapter that the person acted in reliance upon an advisory opinion on the subject issued under RSA 14-B:3, I(c) or RSA 21-G:30, I(c).
Source.
2006, 21:9. 2007, 194:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-B - Gifts, Honorariums, and Expense Reimbursements › Section 15-B:10 - Examination of Reports.

15-B:10 Examination of Reports. –
It shall be the duty of the attorney general to examine the reports which are made under this chapter to the secretary of state and to compel such returns be made to comply with the law.
Source.
2006, 21:9, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-B - Gifts, Honorariums, and Expense Reimbursements › Section 15-B:11 - Limitations.

15-B:11 Limitations. –
This chapter shall not be construed to:
I. Prevent receptions, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, dances, or picnics or like events from being held for the sole purpose of raising political contributions, provided such contributions comply with and are reported as required by RSA 664.
II. Prohibit gifts or expense reimbursements made to the state of New Hampshire and accepted in accordance with the law.
Source.
2006, 21:9, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 15-B - Gifts, Honorariums, and Expense Reimbursements › Section 15-B:12 - Severability.

15-B:12 Severability. –
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
Source.
2006, 21:9, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 16 - Special Legislative Sessions › Section 16:2 - Petition.

16:2 Petition. –
There shall be filed with the secretary of state a petition for the calling of a special session of the general court which petition shall be signed by not less than 50 members of the house of representatives, not more than 10 of whom shall reside in the same county, and signed by not less than 8 members of the senate. Said petition shall state the reason or reasons why the public welfare requires a special session of the general court.
Source.
1945, 134:1, par. 2, eff. April 26, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 16 - Special Legislative Sessions › Section 16:3 - Notice.

16:3 Notice. –
Upon receiving such petition, the secretary of state shall forthwith mail a copy thereof to each member of the general court together with a ballot upon which shall be stated the following question: "Are you of the opinion that the general court should meet in special session?"
Source.
1945, 134:1, par. 3, eff. April 26, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 16 - Special Legislative Sessions › Section 16:4 - Vote Required.

16:4 Vote Required. –
If within 10 days after the date of the mailing of said ballot by the secretary of state a majority of the members of the house and a majority of the members of the senate shall return said ballot marked in the affirmative, the general court shall be called in special session.
Source.
1945, 134:1, par. 4, eff. April 26, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 16 - Special Legislative Sessions › Section 16:5 - Calling.

16:5 Calling. –
Upon receipt of the affirmative votes above required, the secretary of state shall set a day for the convening of the general court which day shall not be more than 15 days thereafter and notice thereof shall be sent by the secretary of state to each member of both houses.
Source.
1945, 134:1, par. 5, eff. April 26, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 16 - Special Legislative Sessions › Section 16:6 - Postponement.

16:6 Postponement. –
In the event that the governor prorogues the reassembly of the general court under the provisions of Article 50, Part II of the constitution, the general court shall reassemble the Tuesday following the expiration of the time of such postponement, unless the majority of the membership of each house shall have filed with the secretary of state not less than 7 days prior thereto a statement in writing that a special session no longer is desired. In either event the secretary of state shall give notice thereof to each member.
Source.
1945, 134:1, par. 6, eff. April 26, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 16 - Special Legislative Sessions › Section 16:7 - Compensation and Mileage.

16:7 Compensation and Mileage. –
In the event that the general court convenes itself in special session in the manner provided by this chapter, the officers and members shall receive for attendance compensation of $3 per day for a period not exceeding 15 days and the usual mileage. The attaches of the general court shall receive for attendance compensation at the rate of the next previous session, and the usual mileage.
Source.
1954, 2:1, eff. April 6, 1954.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-A - Director of Legislative Services › Section 17-A:1 - Office Established.

17-A:1 Office Established. –
There shall be a director of legislative services, appointed as hereinafter provided, who shall have the following functions and duties:
I. To draft bills for both houses of the general court and the individual members and incoming members thereof, both during sessions and while the general court is not in session, and to check and examine all bills and joint resolutions prior to final engrossment.
II. Pursuant to the direction of the president of the senate and the speaker of the house, to perform or cause to be performed, as circumstances will permit, research and drafting service requested by any committee of the general court in connection with the performance of its functions; to give such consideration to and service concerning any measure before the general court as circumstances will permit and which is in any way requested by the house or senate or any committee of the general court having the matter before it; and to assist and cooperate with any interim legislative committee or commission. Research and drafting assignments made to him by joint or concurrent action of the general court shall be given priority over other research and drafting requests received.
III. The director shall perform a continuing review, revision and codification of the Revised Statutes Annotated, as amended, and all statutes of a public and general nature which are enacted at any session of the general court. The director shall prepare legislation providing for the revision and recodification of such statutes, and any revisions and recodifications contained in such legislation shall take effect only after they have been enacted into law.
Source.
1963, 297:1. 1975, 278:1; 465:5. 1987, 225:4, eff. May 18, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-A - Director of Legislative Services › Section 17-A:2 - Appointment.

17-A:2 Appointment. –
The joint committee on legislative facilities shall appoint the director of legislative services and fix his salary. He shall hold office for a term of 2 years coterminous with the biennial legislative term. He shall be chosen without reference to party affiliation and solely on the ground of his fitness, qualifications and experience to perform the duties of his office. In the performance of its duties under this chapter, said joint committee may act whether or not the general court is then in session; and 7 members thereof shall constitute a quorum.
Source.
1963, 297:1. 1975, 465:2. 1987, 225:5, eff. May 18, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-A - Director of Legislative Services › Section 17-A:3 - Office.

17-A:3 Office. –
The director of legislative services shall maintain a permanent office in the state house or legislative office building where he shall be provided with suitable and sufficient offices convenient to the chambers of the house and senate and shall be in attendance upon all sessions of the general court. Said office shall be kept open during the time provided for other state offices, and when the general court is in session at such hours, day and night, as are most convenient for members of the general court.
Source.
1963, 297:1. 1975, 479:3, eff. July 1, 1975.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-A - Director of Legislative Services › Section 17-A:4 - Assistants.

17-A:4 Assistants. –
The director may, subject to the approval of the joint committee on legislative facilities, appoint and fix the compensation of such additional professional, technical, clerical or other employees necessary to perform his functions and duties under this chapter. He may, subject to like approval, designate one of said employees to be his deputy to act in his absence.
Source.
1963, 297:1. 1975, 465:3, eff. June 22, 1975.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-A - Director of Legislative Services › Section 17-A:6 - Gender Neutral Drafting.

17-A:6 Gender Neutral Drafting. –
I. It is the intent of the general court that the office of legislative services continue its efforts to draft all bills, resolutions and amendments using words that are neutral as to gender, to the extent practicable.
II. In addition, the office of legislative services shall continue to study the issues involved in gender neutral drafting, including the development and utilization of sexually neutral terms to replace masculine gender terms currently in use.
III. All members of the general court are encouraged to support the use of gender neutral terms in the drafting of legislation.
Source.
1994, 104:1, eff. July 10, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-A - Director of Legislative Services › Section 17-A:7 - Legislation Relating to Unclassified State Officers.

17-A:7 Legislation Relating to Unclassified State Officers. –
Legislation establishing a new, upgraded, or downgraded state unclassified officer position under RSA 94 shall to the extent practicable, be drafted by the office of legislative services without a recommended salary allocation. Changes to the salaries of unclassified officers listed in RSA 94:1-a, I shall be adopted in legislation reflecting the review and allocation approval by the joint committee on employee classification pursuant to the procedure in RSA 94:1-d and RSA 14:14-c.
Source.
2006, 290:20, eff. June 15, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-A - Director of Legislative Services › Section 17-A:8 - Constitutional Amendments; Style and Form.

17-A:8 Constitutional Amendments;  Style and Form. –
I. A new article or amended article of the constitution shall capitalize all proper nouns, phrases currently capitalized, and titles of all officers.
II. The secretary of state, the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, and the director of legislative services shall have the authority to publish the unnumbered articles of the constitution with the numbers used by convention and with titles approved by the legislature or a constitutional convention.
Source.
2012, 259:1, eff. June 18, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-C - Committee on Legislator Orientation › Section 17-C:1 - Establishment and Functions.

17-C:1 Establishment and Functions. –
There is hereby established the continuing committee on legislator orientation whose function it shall be:
I. To prepare, print and distribute a legislator's manual before the legislator's orientation program scheduled pursuant to paragraph II in the even numbered years which may consider the following: The house rules, the joint house and senate rules, suggested rules for procedure of legislative committees, a map of Concord, floor plans of state house, a department directory, parking, the procedure for filing a bill, the location of committee rooms, an explanation of the telephone system, a roster of members, food and lodging locations, rules on mileage, tax status of mileage, caucuses, election of certain officers, election of attaches, operation of the organizational session, events on the first day of the regular session, salary payments, state library facilities, legislative services, and a brief sketch of parliamentary procedures.
II. To prepare and run a legislator's orientation program primarily for new legislators which shall be held in Concord between the date of election and the date of the organizational session.
Source.
1969, 357:1. 1976, 45:7, 8, eff. July 31, 1976.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-C - Committee on Legislator Orientation › Section 17-C:2 - Membership.

17-C:2 Membership. –
The committee is composed of 3 members of the house of representatives, including a member of the minority party appointed in consultation with the minority leader, appointed by the speaker of the house, 2 members of the senate, including a member of the minority party appointed in consultation with the minority leader, appointed by the president of the senate, the clerks of both houses, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house and the director of legislative services or his or her designee. A chairman shall be elected by the members of the committee.
Source.
1969, 357:1, eff. Aug. 30, 1969. 2013, 171:1, eff. Aug. 31, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-C - Committee on Legislator Orientation › Section 17-C:3 - Compensation.

17-C:3 Compensation. –
The members of said committee shall serve without compensation. All the legislative members of the committee, when engaged on business of the committee, shall receive legislative mileage.
Source.
1969, 357:1, eff. Aug. 30, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-D - Permanent Standing Committees of the General Court › Section 17-D:1 - Committees Authorized.

17-D:1 Committees Authorized. –
The house of representatives and the senate are authorized to designate permanent standing committees in such number as they may determine necessary. When created and designated by rule of the house and senate, such permanent standing committees shall exist, both during and between sessions, until the general court is dissolved; and they shall be empowered to exercise all lawful functions and authority of both standing and interim committees including, but not limited to, those powers provided by this chapter.
Source.
1971, 489:1, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-D - Permanent Standing Committees of the General Court › Section 17-D:2 - Meetings and Rules.

17-D:2 Meetings and Rules. –
Each permanent standing committee of the house and senate shall meet at such times as they shall determine, and are authorized to adopt such rules of procedure as they deem advisable.
Source.
1971, 489:1, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-D - Permanent Standing Committees of the General Court › Section 17-D:3 - Investigations.

17-D:3 Investigations. –
Each permanent standing committee of the house and senate is authorized to invite public officials and employees and private individuals to appear before it for the purpose of submitting information to it. Each such committee shall be authorized to maintain a continuous review of the work of the state agencies concerned with its subject area and the performance of the functions of government within each such subject area, and for this purpose, to request reports, from time to time in such form as the committee shall designate, concerning the operation of any state agency and presenting any proposals or recommendations such agency may have with regard to existing laws or proposed legislation in its subject area.
Source.
1971, 489:1, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-D - Permanent Standing Committees of the General Court › Section 17-D:4 - Reports of Permanent Standing Committees.

17-D:4 Reports of Permanent Standing Committees. –
Each permanent standing committee of the house and senate shall prepare a report or reports of its findings and submit it to the speaker of the house and president of the senate prior to the time at which the session of the legislature by which the committee was established is dissolved.
Source.
1971, 489:1, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-D - Permanent Standing Committees of the General Court › Section 17-D:5 - Repealed by 1987, 225:6, II, eff. May 18, 1987.

17-D:5 Repealed by 1987, 225:6, II, eff. May 18, 1987. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-D - Permanent Standing Committees of the General Court › Section 17-D:6 - Repealed by 1979, 294:3, eff. Dec. 3, 1980.

17-D:6 Repealed by 1979, 294:3, eff. Dec. 3, 1980. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-E - Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities › Section 17-E:2 - Membership.

17-E:2 Membership. –
The committee shall consist of:
I. The president of the senate or designee;
II. The speaker of the house or designee;
III. The majority leaders of each house, or designees;
IV. The minority leaders of each house, or designees;
V. The chairperson of the senate finance committee;
VI. The chairperson of the house finance committee;
VII. Two members of the house appointed by the speaker of the house; and
VIII. Two members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate.
Source.
1975, 430:1. 1995, 9:10. 2006, 146:1, eff. July 21, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-E - Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities › Section 17-E:3 - Chairperson.

17-E:3 Chairperson. –
The chairperson for the committee shall rotate biennially between the president of the senate or designee and the speaker of the house or designee, provided that the speaker shall serve as the first chairman. In the event that the presiding officer or designee serving as chairperson resigns or for any reason is unable to serve, the other presiding officer or designee shall become chairperson, provided that such substitution shall not change the rotation hereinabove provided for.
Source.
1975, 430:1. 2006, 146:2, eff. July 21, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-E - Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities › Section 17-E:4 - Meetings.

17-E:4 Meetings. –
The committee shall meet as needed and at such other times at the call of the chair or upon written request of 4 members and any such special meeting shall be held within 5 days of such call or request.
Source.
1975, 430:1, eff. June 18, 1975. 2017, 156:128, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-E - Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities › Section 17-E:5 - House and Senate Subcommittees.

17-E:5 House and Senate Subcommittees. –
The house members, with the speaker as chairperson, shall be a subcommittee for legislative management for the house; and the senate members, with the president as chairperson, shall be a subcommittee for legislative management of the senate. All individual transfers within the house or senate appropriations in excess of $75,000 and all salaries of legislative attaches and other employees unless otherwise specifically provided by statute shall require the approval of the respective subcommittee. The salaries as determined hereunder shall be a charge upon the appropriation made for the legislature.
Source.
1975, 430:1. 2006, 146:3, eff. July 21, 2006. 2017, 156:128, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-E - Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities › Section 17-E:5-a - Powers and Duties.

17-E:5-a Powers and Duties. –
The committee shall have the following powers and duties:
I. To review and approve all joint legislative budgets.
II. To appoint the directors or heads of all joint legislative agencies, departments, or offices, and to establish the salary for such positions, except as otherwise provided.
III. To approve the appointment and compensation recommendations for the employees of the office of legislative services made by the director of that office, and the appointment and compensation recommendations made by the director or head of any other joint legislative agency, department, or office for the employees of those offices, except as otherwise provided.
IV. To establish a compensation and classification schedule for all employees of joint legislative service agencies, departments, and offices, except the legislative budget assistant and employees of that office. The house subcommittee shall establish salary schedules and benefits for all house employees. The senate subcommittee shall establish salary schedules and benefits for all senate employees.
V. To enter into contracts and hire consultants.
VI. To establish rules of procedure for the conduct of the business of the committee in accordance with rules of the house and the senate.
VII. To conduct its proceedings in compliance with the provisions of RSA 91-A.
VIII. To establish policies regarding the use of the facilities under control of the legislature in the state house, the legislative office building, the Upham Walker house, parking garages and lots, and any future facility that may come under legislative management.
IX. To perform all actions authorized by statute.
X. To study ways and means to improve legislative operation, facilities, and working conditions.
XI. Prior to the beginning of each biennium, to review sexual harassment policies of other jurisdictions and legislatures and adopt a sexual harassment policy consistent with best practices, which shall include procedures for the independent human resources professional in the general court administrative office to address sexual harassment complaints and ensure independence from the office of the senate president and the office of the speaker of the house of representatives. Prior to the beginning of each biennium, the committee shall determine whether to propose to the senate and house of representatives that each body shall propose by rule that all legislators, legislative officers, and legislative staff shall attend in-person education and training regarding sexual and other unlawful discrimination and harassment. The sexual harassment policy shall be posted online and shall be included in the ethics guidelines, statutes, and procedural rules booklet.
Source.
2006, 146:4, eff. July 21, 2006. 2019, 311:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-E - Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities › Section 17-E:6 - Committee Records.

17-E:6 Committee Records. –
A record of the minutes of committee and subcommittee meetings shall be available to the public and shall be maintained in accordance with the provisions of RSA 91-A:2, II. The minutes shall include the names of members in attendance and of persons appearing before the committee, and a brief description of the subjects discussed, votes taken, and final dispositions of all actions. The minutes shall be available and open to public inspection not more than 5 business days after the meeting. The record of the minutes of the joint committee on legislative facilities and the house and senate subcommittees shall be available at the office of legislative accounting. For the purposes of this section, a business day means the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding national and state holidays.
Source.
2002, 135:1. 2006, 146:5. 2007, 59:1, eff. July 31, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-E - Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities › Section 17-E:7 - State House Visitor's Center Revolving Fund.

17-E:7 State House Visitor's Center Revolving Fund. –
There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a nonlapsing fund to be known as the state house visitor's center revolving fund which shall be kept separate and distinct from all other funds. The state house visitor's center revolving fund shall be within the oversight of the joint legislative facilities committee established in RSA 17-E:1. Moneys received from the sale of merchandise at the state house visitor's center, including online sales, shall be deposited in such fund and used to purchase merchandise for the visitor's center. The amount in the fund shall not exceed $50,000 on June 30 of any fiscal year and any moneys in excess of said amount shall be deposited in the historical fund, established in RSA 177:8.
Source.
2005, 177:151, eff. July 1, 2005. 2016, 255:1, eff. June 30, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-E - Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities › Section 17-E:8 - Naming of Areas of State House Complex.

17-E:8 Naming of Areas of State House Complex. –
No area within the state house complex, including buildings, interior rooms, and grounds shall be named or renamed unless the proposed name is recommended for approval by the joint committee on legislative facilities and approved by both the house of representatives and the senate.
Source.
2016, 291:3, eff. June 21, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-I - Joint Legislative Historical Committee › Section 17-I:1 - Committee Established.

17-I:1 Committee Established. –
There is hereby established a joint legislative historical committee. The committee shall consist of:
I. The senate president, or designee.
II. One member of the senate, appointed by the senate president.
III. The speaker of the house of representatives, or designee.
IV. One member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
V. The majority leaders of the house of representatives and the senate, or their designees.
VI. The minority leaders of the house of representatives and the senate, or their designees.
Source.
1981, 451:1, eff. June 23, 1981. 2012, 53:1, eff. May 14, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-I - Joint Legislative Historical Committee › Section 17-I:2 - Committee Responsibilities.

17-I:2 Committee Responsibilities. –
The committee shall have the following responsibilities:
I. To purchase and restore historical items, including paintings and memorial plaques, for the state house, the legislative office building, and other buildings or facilities under the jurisdiction of the general court.
II. To oversee the historical fund established under RSA 177:8.
III. To research and record the history, background, and achievements of the general court.
IV. To accept and expend funds appropriated by the general court or received from any other source for the purposes authorized by this chapter.
V. To administer and enforce the collections policy established by the committee created in 1990, 41:1, for objects of historical, cultural, or artistic value, and recommend legislation as needed to implement this policy.
VI. To maintain a descriptive inventory and photographic collection of objects of historical, cultural, or artistic value owned by the state, using current best practices.
VII. To provide guidelines to all branches of state government relative to the acquisition, disposal, care, and interpretation of historical, cultural, and artistic objects.
VIII. To cooperate with other New Hampshire institutions and collecting agencies relative to the acquisition, disposal, care, and interpretation of historical, cultural, and artistic objects.
IX. To be responsible for the placement of portraits, flags, busts, statues, or other memorial objects within or on legislative facilities as defined by RSA 14:14-b in consultation with the division of historical resources, department of natural and cultural resources.
Source.
1981, 45:1. 1986, 166:5. 1990, 59:1; 255:2. 1991, 129:2, I-III. 2011, 104:2, eff. May 31, 2011. 2021, 143:3, eff. Sept. 21, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-I - Joint Legislative Historical Committee › Section 17-I:5 - Annual Appropriation.

17-I:5 Annual Appropriation. –
There is hereby appropriated annually the sum of $25,000 to the joint legislative historical committee established in RSA 17-I for deposit in the nonlapsing historical fund established under RSA 177:8, II for the purpose of carrying out its statutory duties. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Source.
1986, 166:4. 1990, 255:3, eff. July 1, 1990. 2019, 346:245, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-J - Capital Project Overview Committee › Section 17-J:1 - Committee Established.

17-J:1 Committee Established. –
A joint legislative capital project overview committee is hereby established.
Source.
1981, 551:1, eff. June 30, 1981. 2023, 192:3, eff. Aug. 4, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-J - Capital Project Overview Committee › Section 17-J:2 - Membership and Organization.

17-J:2 Membership and Organization. –
I. The members of the committee shall be:
(a) Chairperson of the house public works and highways committee;
(b) Two other members of the house public works and highways committee, appointed by the speaker of the house;
(c) Three members of the house finance committee, appointed by the speaker of the house;
(d) Chairperson of the senate capital budget committee; and
(e) Three other senators appointed by the president of the senate.
I-a. Of the 6 house members on the committee, not more than 5 shall be members of the same party, and of the 4 senate members on the committee, not more than 3 shall be members of the same party.
II. In voting, the members from each house shall vote as a block, casting a single vote. The committee shall elect its own officers.
Source.
1981, 551:1. 1995, 9:11, eff. June 11, 1995. 2012, 28:1, eff. July 1, 2012. 2023, 192:3, eff. Aug. 4, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 17-J - Capital Project Overview Committee › Section 17-J:3 - Terms.

17-J:3 Terms. –
All members shall be appointed to the committee for a term ending when their elected legislative term ends.
Source.
1981, 551:1, eff. June 30, 1981. 2023, 192:3, eff. Aug. 4, 2023.