---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to a quorum for meetings open to the public to include remote presence."
description: "relative to a quorum for meetings open to the public to include remote presence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 308"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 308 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frances E. Nutter-Upham"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/019f5a25-6387-4d07-888e-8a26c085e27e"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0468&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "82eeb32957df4160f6c86dc8c1d9fe5b050349b4a6bc4a9c860e6b5a73683e85"
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 308 (2023) — relative to a quorum for meetings open to the public to include remote presence.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-1562s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-1562s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Frances E. Nutter-Upham — primary (person)
- Ellen D. Read — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy A. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy E. N Thomas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3 P. 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11** Public Hearing: 01/19/2023 01:30 pm LOB 206-208
- **2023-01-25** Executive Session: 02/01/2023 09:00 am LOB 206-208
- **2023-02-08** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0240h 02/01/2023 (Vote 15-5; RC) HC 12 P. 22 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-08** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2023-02-23** Amendment # 2023-0240h: AA VV 02/23/2023 HJ 7 P. 12
- **2023-02-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0240h: MA DV 222-127 02/23/2023 HJ 7 P. 12 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-07** Introduced 02/22/2023 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** Hearing: 04/25/2023, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 18
- **2023-05-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1562s, 05/11/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-11** Committee Amendment # 2023-1562s, AA, VV; 05/11/2023; SJ 14
- **2023-05-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1562s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/11/2023; SJ 14 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-1562s (Rep. Lynn): MA DV 271-98 06/15/2023 HJ 15 P. 3
- **2023-07-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-07-19** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
- **2023-08-09** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/04/2023; Chapter 188; eff: 10/03/2023 HJ 17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/019f5a25-6387-4d07-888e-8a26c085e27e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).