HB 157 - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0640
06/10
HOUSE BILL 157
AN ACT relative to the joint committee on legislative facilities and sexual harassment
policies.
SPONSORS: Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2; Rep. Verville, Rock. 2
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill modifies the way the legislative facilities committee reviews and adopts sexual
harassment policies for the general court.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 157 - AS INTRODUCED
23-0640
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to the joint committee on legislative facilities and sexual harassment
policies.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities; Power and Duties. Amend RSA 17-E:5-a, XI to read
2 as follows:
3 XI. Prior to the beginning of each biennium,[ to review sexual harassment policies of other
4 jurisdictions and legislatures and adopt a sexual harassment policy consistent with best practices,
5 which shall include procedures for the independent human resources professional in the general
6 court administrative office to address sexual harassment complaints and ensure independence from
7 the office of the senate president and the office of the speaker of the house of representatives. Prior
8 to the beginning of each biennium, the committee shall determine whether to propose to the senate
9 and house of representatives that each body shall propose by rule that all legislators, legislative
10 officers, and legislative staff shall attend in-person education and training regarding sexual and
11 other unlawful discrimination and harassment. The sexual harassment policy shall be posted online
12 and shall be included in the ethics guidelines, statutes, and procedural rules booklet.] the
13 committee may review sexual harassment policies of other jurisdictions and legislatures
14 and adopt a sexual harassment policy consistent with best practices, which shall include
15 procedures for the independent human resources professional in the general court
16 administrative office to address sexual harassment complaints and ensure independence
17 from the office of the senate president and the office of the speaker of the house of
18 representatives. The sexual harassment policy shall be posted online.
19 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after it passage.


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 17-E:5-a