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Introduced
11/25/2025
11/25/2025
In Committee
02/26/2026
02/26/2026
Crossed Over
02/26/2026
02/26/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill provides an exception to the requirement that communications districts hire an outside accountant to conduct an audit.
AI Summary
This bill allows communications districts, which are organizations that manage communication services, to be exempt from the requirement of hiring an outside accountant for a financial audit under certain conditions. Specifically, the Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) would waive this requirement if the district's governing board petitions for it and can show that either their annual revenue in the previous year was less than $50,000, or their revenue was less than $2 million and the district's agreement states it's not a tax authority and can only receive funds from member municipalities through voluntary contributions or contracts. This change aims to reduce audit costs for smaller or specially structured communications districts.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (8)
Mark McConkey (R)*,
Regina Birdsell (R),
Sharon Carson (R),
Dan Innis (R),
John MacDonald (R),
Tim McGough (R),
Keith Murphy (R),
Howard Pearl (R),
Last Action
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government House Journal 5 (on 02/26/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1256&inflect=2 |
| BillText | https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2026&v=SP&id=1256 |
| BillText | https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2026&id=1256&txtFormat=html |
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