HB 313 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0493
11/02
HOUSE BILL 313
SPONSORS: Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Love, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows a person who has the right to attend a public meeting to choose that the meeting remain open, even when discussion about the person in public would likely adversely affect the reputation of the person.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0493
11/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Access to Governmental Records and Meetings; Nonpublic Sessions. Amend RSA 91-A:3, II(c) to read as follows:
(c) Matters which, if discussed in public, would likely affect adversely the reputation of any person, other than a member of the public body itself, unless such person [requests an open meeting] has a right to attend the meeting, at which point that person shall be given the opportunity to request an open meeting. If the person requests an open meeting, the request shall be granted. This exemption shall extend to any application for assistance or tax abatement or waiver of a fee, fine, or other levy, if based on inability to pay or poverty of the applicant.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 7, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 10, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Nov. 12, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Nov. 12, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Nov. 12, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
Nov. 19, 2025: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 11/12/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC)
Sept. 26, 2025: Executive Session: 11/12/2025 10:00 am GP 230
Nov. 10, 2025: Subcommittee Work Session: 11/12/2025 09:50 am GP 230
Nov. 10, 2025: Subcommittee Work Session: 11/12/2025 09:50 am GP 230
Sept. 26, 2025: Executive Session: 11/12/2025 10:00 am GP 230
Sept. 22, 2025: Subcommittee Work Session: 09/30/2025 11:00 am GP 228
Aug. 25, 2025: Full Committee Work Session: 09/10/2025 10:00 am GP 230
March 10, 2025: Retained in Committee
March 3, 2025: Executive Session: 03/10/2025 01:00 pm LOB 206-208
Feb. 20, 2025: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/07/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208
Jan. 22, 2025: Executive Session: 01/30/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208
Jan. 15, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/22/2025 02:15 pm LOB 206-208
Jan. 8, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 2 P. 14