Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 99-D:2-a

  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
For the purposes of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 99-D:2, the term “official duty” shall, in the case of a legislator, mean any duty or action taken in committee or in sessions of the general court or in such other forum where the legislator appears at the request of the house, senate or presiding officer of either body. It shall also include any other act for which immunity is granted under the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-B:19. Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive any immunity applicable to the legislator or the actions complained of, including those set forth in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-B:19, and all other provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 99-D:2 shall apply.