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HB 1746 · 2026 · House · Judiciary Committee

Right-to-know law for taxpayer-funded probes

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subjecting taxpayer funded investigations to the right-to-know law.

Requires certain information from investigations funded with public money to be subject to the right-to-know law.AI-generated

Status

Referred to interim study (House) · February 5, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires certain information from investigations funded using public money to be subject to the right-to-know-law.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Matt Sabourin dit ChoinièreRPrime
  • Rep. Keith AmmonRMajority Floor Leader
  • Rep. Tom MannionRAssistant Majority Whip
  • Rep. James SpillaneRChair· Fish and Game and Marine Resources

Also: Rep. Glenn BaileyR, Rep. Travis CorcoranR, Rep. Michael GrangerR, Rep. Tim MannionR

Public testimony

18 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony

94% support6% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“As a long time Rochester, NH resident since 2002, I filed a right to know with my local school district in September regarding an investigative report completed on the previous Superintendent Annie Azarloza.…”
— Shelley Grosky, Rochestersupports
“It's hard to say anything that Carla didn't already in her amazing, intelligent testimony please, pass this bill into law”
— Maura Annette Chappelle, Colebrooksupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-2110:00 amHouse JudiciaryGP 230Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 34
  2. Jan 21, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/21/2026 10:30 am GP 230
  3. Jan 21, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 01/21/2026 10:30 am GP 230
  4. Jan 21, 2026House: Refer for Interim Study 01/21/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 5 P. 9
  5. Feb 5, 2026HouseRefer for Interim Study: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 12

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.