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Sponsor seeks private right of action for civil-rights statute; Attorney General supports notice-and-intervention amendment
Summary
Sen. Donovan Fenton introduced SB 139 to allow private civil suits under New Hampshire's civil-rights ("veil rights") statute; the Attorney General's Office supported an amendment requiring notice to and a right for the AG to intervene in private suits.
Senator Donovan Fenton introduced SB 139, a bill to allow private parties to bring civil actions under the state’s civil-rights protections (commonly called the "Veil Rights Act"). Fenton told the committee the change would give victims of harassment, intimidation or identity‑based conduct an additional enforcement tool alongside the Attorney General's existing authority.
"This legislation does not replace the Attorney General's role in enforcing civil rights protections; it…
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