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New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 265: requiring that a public body's meeting minutes include start and end times of the meeting and the printed name of the recording secretary.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 265 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: requiring that a public body's meeting minutes include start and end times of the meeting and the printed name of the recording secretary. Primary sponsor: Marjorie Smith (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 25, 2025): Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/23/2025; Chapter 112; eff.08/22/2025.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marjorie SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseStrafford 10
Katelyn T KuttabCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bob LynnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/23/2025; Chapter 112; eff.08/22/2025
  2. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 24
  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17
  4. House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1544s (Rep. Lynn): MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 3
  5. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1544s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
  6. Committee Amendment # 2025-1544s, AA, VV; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
  7. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1544s, 04/17/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
  8. Hearing: 04/08/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 16
  9. Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7
  10. Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 8
  11. Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/30/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 12 P. 8
  12. Executive Session: 01/30/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source