# New Hampshire HB1498: requiring all agendas, minutes, and reports of study committees and statutory commissions be made available to the public on the general court website and specific state agency websites.

New Hampshire HB1498, requiring all agendas, minutes, and reports of study committees and statutory commissions be made available to the public on the general court website and specific state agency websites., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Peggy Balboni (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-19 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 28) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1498
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: requiring all agendas, minutes, and reports of study committees and statutory commissions be made available to the public on the general court website and specific state agency websites.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Last action: 2026-02-19, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 28
- Sponsor: Peggy Balboni (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Peggy Balboni (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Allison Knab (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Muns (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dennis J Malloy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jim V. Maggiore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia Cornell (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-19: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 28 (House)
- 2026-02-06: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2026 (Vote 11-0; CC) HC 7 P. 17 (House)
- 2026-01-22: Executive Session: 01/29/2026 10:00 am GP 234 (House)
- 2026-01-08: Public Hearing: 01/22/2026 10:00 am GP 234 (House)
- 2025-12-10: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 1 P. 23 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-10: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23842)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23842)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1498-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).