NH House Testimony

HB265

House · 2025 sessionBipartisanSigned into law

Meeting minutes must include times

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Requires that public body meeting minutes include the meeting's start and end times and the printed name of the recording secretary.

(New Title) requiring that a public body's meeting minutes include start and end times of the meeting and the printed name of the recording secretary.

Right to KnowMunicipalities

Status

Signed into law · June 25, 2025
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Division of testimony

5 submissions
Support 4Oppose 0Neutral 1
Laura ColquhounSupportNashua, NHfor MyselfJan 22, 2025

Please support this bill. Thank you.

Daniel RichardsonNeutralNashua, NHfor MyselfJan 22, 2025

Annotating minutes with "... name and signature of the person who produced the minutes ..." is not feasible for some bodies because minutes are transcribed by secretaries from audio tape. The body then moves to accept previous meeting minutes. Who then really is the person who produced the minutes?

Selectwoman Julie GilmanSupportExeter, NHfor Town of ExeterJan 22, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Janet LucasSupportCampton, NHfor MyselfJan 22, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Eric PauerSupportBrookline, NHfor MyselfJan 22, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.