New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1233: relative to the minutes of non-public sessions.
Status: Failed, April 3, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the minutes of non-public sessions. SPONSORS: Rep. Beaulier, Graf. 1 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill modifies the right-to-know law by requiring that the only minutes or decisions withheld from public disclosure are those portions covered by the motion to enter nonpublic session. The bill also adds start times and end times in the list of nonpublic session minutes available under the right-to-know law. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the minutes of non-public sessions. SPONSORS: Rep. Beaulier, Graf. 1 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill modifies the right-to-know law by requiring that the only minutes or decisions withheld from public disclosure are those portions covered by the motion to enter nonpublic session. The bill also adds start times and end times in the list of nonpublic session minutes available under the right-to-know law. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-3007 12/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the minutes of non-public sessions. III. Minutes of meetings in nonpublic session shall be kept and the record of all actions shall …
Sponsors
- Calvin Beaulier (R, 1) · primary sponsor