HB 315 · 2025 · House · Legislative Administration Committee
Ban on lying to legislative committees
AI-generatedprohibiting employees of state agencies from knowingly providing false information to a legislative committee.
Prohibits employees of state agencies from knowingly providing false information to a legislative committee.AI-generated
Status
Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 26, 2025- ✓Introduced
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Analysis
This bill prohibits employees of state agencies from knowingly providing false information to a legislative committee.
From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.
In the bill's words
Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site
“Each permanent standing committee of the house and senate is authorized to invite public officials and employees and private individuals to appear before it for the purpose of submitting information to it.”
“State employees appearing in their official capacity before any legislative meeting or hearing for the purpose of promoting or opposing, directly or indirectly, any legislation pending or proposed before the general court shall wear their employee identification badges.”
“If an employee of a state agency knowingly provides false information before the committee, he or she shall be prohibited from testifying before the committee and liable for perjury under RSA 641:1, false swearing under RSA 641:2, and tampering with witnesses and informants under RSA 641:5.”
“If an employee of a state agency knowingly provides false information before the committee, he or she shall be prohibited from testifying before the committee.”
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
Public testimony
8 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony
88% support13% oppose0% neutral
In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted
“I will send testimony in support directly to committee members and the bill's sponsor.”
“Its too bad that we have to make a statute against state employees lying to law-makers. Widely publicized cases at the federal level are disheartening enough. Anyone pondering lying would be counseled to preferably simply plead ignorance.”
“I wish therapy on anybody who feels threatened by the mere existence of queer people.”
Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.
Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026
Votes
yeanay- Mar 12, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate12–0Overall100% yea
- Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted
Hearings and debates
- Jan 23, 2025Public hearingHouse Legislative Administration3:33:59–3:37:013m 2slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
- Mar 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Legislative Administration1:36:49–1:40:473m 58slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
- Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote
Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.
Legislative history
- Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 2 P. 14
- Jan 23, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/23/2025 01:30 pm LOB 203
- Mar 12, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/12/2025 09:00 am LOB 203
- Mar 12, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/12/2025 (Vote 12-0; CC) HC 17 P. 22
- Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 41
Coverage
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Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.