HB 101 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

29mar01...0286h

2001 SESSION

01-0072

10/09

HOUSE BILL 101

AN ACT requiring registered lobbyists to sign a statement concerning false statements or misrepresentation of material facts.

SPONSORS: Rep. Marshall Quandt, Rock 20; Rep. Matthew Quandt, Rock 20

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires lobbyists registering with the secretary of state to sign and submit a statement concerning false statements or material misrepresentation.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

29mar01...0286h

01-0072

10/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

AN ACT requiring registered lobbyists to sign a statement concerning false statements or misrepresentation of material facts.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Statement Required. Amend RSA 15 by inserting after section 1 the following new section:

15:1-a Statement Required. Any person registering under RSA 15:1 shall sign and submit to the secretary of state the following statement: "I hereby swear, under penalties of perjury, that I will not knowingly make any false statement or material misrepresentation before any joint, senate, or house committee or any chaptered or statutory committee on legislative matters, for the purpose of affecting the determination of that committee."

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.