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NH HB 74

dead

defining the term citizen for the purposes of the right to know law and including preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum of a majority of a public body as disclosable documents.

New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NH HB 74 pass?

No. NH HB 74 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 74

What is NH HB 74 about?

NH HB 74 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “defining the term citizen for the purposes of the right to know law and including preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum of a majority of a public body as disclosable documents.”.

Who sponsors NH HB 74?

Jess Edwards is the primary sponsor of NH HB 74, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2024-12-23
Latest action
2026-01-07 — Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 74
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jess Edwardsprimary
  • Bob J. Lynncosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 74

    failure

  2. 2025-11-04

    Executive Session: 09/10/2025 10:00 am GP 230

  3. 2025-10-02

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 09/10/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 51 P. 13

    committee-failure

  4. 2025-08-25

    Full Committee Work Session: 09/10/2025 10:00 am GP 230

  5. 2025-03-14

    Retained in Committee

  6. 2025-01-22

    Executive Session: 01/30/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208

  7. 2025-01-15

    Public Hearing: 01/22/2025 10:30 am LOB 206-208

  8. 2024-12-23

    Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 2 P. 4

    introduction,referral-committee

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https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/advanced.aspx

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