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.
HB 1498 requires all agendas, minutes, and reports from state government study committees and statutory commissions to be posted online within 5 days of their meetings. The documents must be available on both the general court website and the relevant state agency websites. This bill directly affects the public by improving access to government meeting materials, making it easier for citizens to review committee work. It creates a clear, time-bound requirement for transparency without changing existing rules about other public records.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 10, 2025
Last action Feb 19, 2026
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5
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Committee
1
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2026 (Vote 11-0; CC) HC 7 P. 17
lower
Dec 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 1 P. 23
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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