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HB1114 • 2026

relative to the documentation and preservation of public comment reports by standing legislative committees.

relative to the documentation and preservation of public comment reports by standing legislative committees.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Janet Lucas (D), Linda Harriott-Gathright (D), Peggy Balboni (D), Hope Damon (D), Paige Beauchemin (D), Heather Raymond (D), Thomas Oppel (D), Terri O'Rorke (D), Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D), Mary Hakken-Phillips (D), Alice Wade (D)
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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relative to the documentation and preservation of public comment reports by standing legislative committees.

relative to the documentation and preservation of public comment reports by standing legislative committees.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to the documentation and preservation of public comment reports by standing legislative committees.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 H

    Remove from Table (Rep. Wade): MF DV 123-207 03/11/2026 HJ 7

  2. 2026-03-05 H

    Lay HB1114 on Table (Rep. Hill): MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 122

  3. 2026-02-02 H

    Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2026 (Vote 8-3; RC) HC 9 P. 42

  4. 2026-02-02 H

    Minority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study

  5. 2026-01-22 H

    Executive Session: 01/29/2026 10:00 am GP 234

  6. 2026-01-08 H

    Public Hearing: 01/22/2026 10:15 am GP 234

  7. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 1 P. 6

Official Summary Text

relative to the documentation and preservation of public comment reports by standing legislative committees.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1114 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2565
06/08

HOUSE BILL
1114

AN ACT
relative to the documentation and preservation of public comment reports by standing legislative committees.

SPONSORS: Rep. Lucas, Graf. 7; Rep. Damon, Sull. 8; Rep. Oppel, Graf. 9; Rep. Hakken-Phillips, Graf. 12; Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills. 10; Rep. Beauchemin, Hills. 3; Rep. O'Rorke, Ches. 7; Rep. Wade, Straf. 15; Rep. Balboni, Rock. 38; Rep. Raymond, Hills. 5; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

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ANALYSIS

This bill requires the preservation of written public comments submitted on legislation, including those received via hearings and the state’s remote sign-in system, and mandates that standing committees prepare reports explaining how such comments influenced their recommendations. These reports must be submitted to the clerk and retained in the permanent record of the bill.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2565
06/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to the documentation and preservation of public comment reports by standing legislative committees.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Preservation of Committee Papers. Amend RSA 14:10 to read as follows:
14:10 Preservation of Committee Papers.

I.
The clerk of each senate, house, and joint committee shall properly classify, arrange, and file all papers laid before his committee, and preserve those which are not returned to the senate or house, and at the close of the session shall deposit them with the clerk of that branch of the legislature from which the business to which they relate was sent to the committee.

II. Public comments received in writing, in hearings, and via the state's remote sign-in system for each bill shall be preserved in the permanent record of the bill.
III. Each standing committee of the house of representatives and the senate shall prepare a report of written public comments received in hearings and via the general court's remote sign-in system for each bill referred to the committee. The report shall state clearly why the arguments presented in the public comments did or did not influence the committee's recommendation on the bill. The preparation of the reports of public comments shall be overseen by the committee chairperson and the ranking member or their designees. Comments that are duplicates, are from out of state, are submitted by registered lobbyists, or comments submitted in error, may be excluded from the reports.
IV. The reports of public comments shall be submitted to the clerk along with all other committee work products and shall be retained in the permanent record of the bill.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.