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Committee considers bill to let public-body members with disabilities count remote attendance; committee votes ITL
Summary
Senate Judiciary Committee members heard testimony on SB 259, a proposal to allow members of public bodies who cannot attend in person because they or a household member have an ADA‑recognized disability to be counted as present for quorum.
Senate Judiciary Committee members heard testimony on SB 259, a proposal to allow members of public bodies who cannot attend in person because they or a household member have a disability recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act to be counted as present for quorum.
Sponsor Sen. Denise Ricciardi, Republican of District 9, told the committee the bill would create “an exception to physical attendance and quorum requirements” in New Hampshire’s right-to-know law, RSA 91-A, and that language modeled on an existing provision for the Department of Developmental Services’ Quality Council has been used successfully.
Ricciardi said the bill is intended to remove barriers to public service: “The ability to contribute to an in‑person quorum should not be a factor in candidacy or committee assignment for this…
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