What is the status of HB74?

Failed as of January 7, 2026. Latest action: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 (May 14, 2026).

Tim McGough (R, 11), with 6 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB74?

On the New Hampshire Legislature website: https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket_report.aspx?lsr=0082&sy=2026

New Hampshire legislation · 2025 Regular Session

New Hampshire HB74: defining the term citizen for the purposes of the right to know law and including preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum of a

Q: What is HB74?

HB74 is a bill in the New Hampshire Legislature (2025 Regular Session): defining the term citizen for the purposes of the right to know law and including preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum of a.

Q: What does HB74 do?

In its own words: An act relative to appeals from convictions in circuit court for certain offenses. Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Gregg, Hills. 7; Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Selig, Straf. 10; Rep. Bjelobrk, Graf. 5; Rep. Sabourin dit Choiniere, Rock. 30; Rep. Manos, Rock. 12; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires a defendant charged with certain offenses to elect whether to proceed in circuit court and waive his or her right to a jury trial or to immediately appeal to superior court for.

Status: Failed, January 7, 2026

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.

What the bill says

An act relative to appeals from convictions in circuit court for certain offenses. Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Gregg, Hills. 7; Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Selig, Straf. 10; Rep. Bjelobrk, Graf. 5; Rep. Sabourin dit Choiniere, Rock. 30; Rep. Manos, Rock. 12; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires a defendant charged with certain offenses to elect whether to proceed in circuit court and waive his or her right to a jury trial or to immediately appeal to superior court for.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT relative to appeals from convictions in circuit court for certain offenses. Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Gregg, Hills. 7; Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Selig, Straf. 10; Rep. Bjelobrk, Graf. 5; Rep. Sabourin dit Choiniere, Rock. 30; Rep. Manos, Rock. 12; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires a defendant charged with certain offenses to elect whether to proceed in circuit court and waive his or her right to a jury trial or to immediately appeal to superior court for a jury trial. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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. 26-2793 09/06 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN …

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New Hampshire HB74: defining the term citizen for the purposes of the right to know law and including preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum of a

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