The fact that the New Hampshire Legislature has the most democratic process in the country is pretty much beyond debate.

Unlike nearly all other states, every bill proposed in Concord must have a public hearing, a committee recorded vote and final disposition in the chamber where it began.

Should it pass in some form, the bill then gets the same treatment on the other side of the second-floor wall in the State House that divides the House and Senate chambers.

For the public that wishes to take part or observe this policymaking, however, such a wide open process can be challenging to navigate.

After the roughly 1,300 proposed bills are fine-tuned by legal staff with the Office of Legislative Services in the coming weeks, the endeavor to find, follow and perhaps participate in legislatio

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