---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to minutes and decisions in nonpublic sessions; an exemption for items falling within the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine under the right-to-know law; and remote access to public meetings under the right-to-know law."
description: "relative to minutes and decisions in nonpublic sessions; an exemption for items falling within the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine under the right-to-know law; and remote access to public meetings under the right-to-know law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 108"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 108 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jordan G. Ulery"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2021-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e845018-9b3a-4fc6-81ee-015835735aa3"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0315&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "cc0eb8788b867acde9c7aed7c27cc3495651c2146306198b8ce14b598d210cff"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 108 (2021) — relative to minutes and decisions in nonpublic sessions; an exemption for items falling within the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine under the right-to-know law; and remote access to public meetings under the right-to-know law.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2021-1711s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1711s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Jordan G. Ulery — primary (person)
- Carol M. McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- James A. Spillane — cosponsor (person)
- Tony Lekas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-04** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Judiciary HJ 2 P. 35 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19** Public Hearing: 02/19/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/92168223794 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-02** Executive Session: 03/02/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95501229688
- **2021-03-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 21-0; CC) HC 18 P. 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 37 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50
- **2021-04-07** Introduced 04/01/2021 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 11 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Remote Hearing: 04/13/2021, 01:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 19
- **2021-05-06** Remote Hearing: 05/10/2021, 02:00 pm, on proposed amendment # 2021-1144s; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 23
- **2021-05-06** Remote Hearing: 05/10/2021, 02:15 pm, on proposed amendment # 2021-1251s; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 23
- **2021-05-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1711s, 05/27/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 25A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-27** Committee Amendment # 2021-1711s, AA, VV; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
- **2021-05-27** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1711s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/27/2021; SJ 17 `passage`
- **2021-06-07** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1711s and Requests CofC (Reps. Gordon, McLean, Wuelper, M. Smith): MA VV 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 51
- **2021-06-10** Sen. Carson Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-10** President Appoints: Senators Carson, Daniels, Perkins Kwoka; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-14** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/14/2021 03:30 pm LOB 206-208
- **2021-06-17** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2021-1973c; 06/24/2021
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report # 2021-1973c, Adopted, VV; 06/24/2021; SJ 20
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report 2021-1973c: Adopted, VV 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-03** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/30/2021; Chapter 163; I. Sec. 1 Eff: 01/01/2022 II. Sec. 3 to 7 Eff: 09/28/2021 III. Rem. Eff: 07/30/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e845018-9b3a-4fc6-81ee-015835735aa3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).