HB 1498 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2428
12/07
HOUSE BILL 1498
SPONSORS: Rep. Balboni, Rock. 38; Rep. Cornell, Hills. 22; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Rep. Knab, Rock. 12; Rep. Muns, Rock. 29; Rep. Malloy, Rock. 24; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires all agendas, minutes, and reports of study committees and statutory commissions to be posted to the general court website and appropriate state department website within 5 days of a meeting.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2428
12/07
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Right-to-Know; Legislative Committee and Statutory Commission Meetings. Amend RSA 91-A:4 by inserting after paragraph IX the following new paragraph:
X. All agendas, minutes, and reports of legislative study committees and statutory commission meetings shall be posted on an appropriate state department's website, as well as the general court's website, within 5 days of the meeting. The clerks of the house of representatives and senate shall post such information on the general court's website. Nothing in this paragraph shall interfere with or invalidate the provisions of RSA 91-A:3 and RSA 91-A:5.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 2026 | House | Hearing |
Jan. 8, 2026: Public Hearing: 01/22/2026 10:00 am GP 234
Dec. 10, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Legislative Administration