Committee
New Hampshire House Municipal and County Government Committee
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committee members
Deborah Aylward (R)
Clerk
Marie Bjelobrk (R)
Eleana Colby (D)
Tom Dolan (R)
David Fracht (D)
Linda Franz (R)
Dylan Germana (D)
Julie Gilman (D)
Dale Girard (D)
Stephanie Grund (D)
Joe Guthrie (R)
Sly Karasinski (R)
Vice Chair
John MacDonald (R)
Jim Maggiore (D)
Denis Murphy (R)
Chair
Diane Pauer (R)
Laurel Stavis (D)
David Walker (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB78 | Requiring a person to have a domicile in the district from which they serve as county commissioner. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 12/23/2024 |
| HB84 | Allowing municipalities to collect fees for certain recreational vehicles located on campground properties. | In Committee | 12/23/2024 |
| HB86 | Increasing the cost of service for notice of civil forfeiture of unlicensed dogs to the rate for certified mail. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 12/23/2024 |
| HB92 | Requiring recusal of members of zoning boards of adjustment and planning boards in certain circumstances. | Crossed Over | 12/23/2024 |
| HB99 | Relative to a waiver from property taxes for disabled veterans. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 12/23/2024 |
| HB101 | Relative to exempting certain elderly homeowners from paying property taxes. | In Committee | 12/26/2024 |
| HB110 | Authorizing counties to establish revolving fund accounts. | Crossed Over | 12/26/2024 |
| HB123 | Defining pre-sequestration timber tax revenue, establishing a moratorium on carbon sequestration and establishing a commission to study the effects of carbon sequestration in New Hampshire forests upon state and local tax revenue, effective forest management, and the health of New Hampshires logging industry. | Crossed Over | 01/06/2025 |
| HB124 | Enabling a municipal forest committee or conservation commission to offer surplus money to the municipality for deposit in the municipal unreserved fund balance. | Crossed Over | 01/06/2025 |
| HB125 | Relative to electing Strafford county commissioners at-large. | In Committee | 01/06/2025 |
| HB138 | Relative to tax impact notation on warrant articles with multi-year tax impacts. | Crossed Over | 01/06/2025 |
| HB139 | Relative to the official designation of holidays by municipalities and educational institutions. | In Committee | 01/06/2025 |
| HB147 | Relative to clarifying tax exemptions for properties used by religious, educational, and charitable organizations. | In Committee | 01/06/2025 |
| HB149 | Relative to warrant article approvals at ballot referenda form of town meeting. | In Committee | 01/06/2025 |
| HB165 | Relative to the maximum amount of disaster relief funding provided to municipalities after a natural disaster. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/06/2025 |
| HB168 | Relative to including municipal public works facilities as eligible capital facilities for the assessment of impact fees. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/06/2025 |
| HB173 | Relative to maintaining the purpose of a petitioned warrant article. | In Committee | 01/06/2025 |
| HB200 | Relative to the procedure for overriding a local tax cap. | Crossed Over | 01/07/2025 |
| HB228 | Relative to petitioned articles at annual or special town meetings. | Crossed Over | 01/07/2025 |
| HB229 | Repealing the alternative procedure for adoption of zoning ordinances. | In Committee | 01/07/2025 |
| HB230 | Relative to the adoption of public health ordinances by municipalities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/07/2025 |
| HB247 | Authorizing municipalities to hold a referendum on whether to allow historic horse racing. | Dead | 01/07/2025 |
| HB272 | Exempting certain agricultural practices from municipal noise regulation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/07/2025 |
| HB284 | Requiring tax impact statements on municipal warrant articles. | Dead | 01/07/2025 |
| HB339 | Relative to municipal master plans. | In Committee | 01/08/2025 |
| HB346 | Relative to licensure fees for race tracks. | In Committee | 01/08/2025 |
| HB348 | Relative to eligibility for local assistance. | In Committee | 01/08/2025 |
| HB372 | Relative to lease agreements of equipment for building or facility improvements. | In Committee | 01/08/2025 |
| HB373 | Relative to the management and regulation of town real property. | Crossed Over | 01/08/2025 |
| HB374 | Relative to local tax cap and budget laws. | Crossed Over | 01/08/2025 |
| HB407 | Setting a minimum threshold for the adoption of town and school budget and spending items for towns using a ballot to select such methods during town meeting. | In Committee | 01/10/2025 |
| HB413 | Relative to subdivision regulations on the completion of improvements and the regulation of building permits. | Crossed Over | 01/10/2025 |
| HB421 | Relative to notice of tax exempt-status filing procedures by town officials or offices. | Crossed Over | 01/10/2025 |
| HB425 | Allowing tax-exempt entities to keep their tax-exempt status while renting facilities or property to entities that share their mission. | In Committee | 01/10/2025 |
| HB426 | Relative to property tax exemptions for charitable organizations for the prior tax year. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/10/2025 |
| HB432 | Relative to recovery houses. | In Committee | 01/10/2025 |
| HB447 | Relative to property tax exemptions for disabled veterans. | In Committee | 01/10/2025 |
| HB453 | Prohibiting municipalities from banning use of grounds maintenance and snow and ice removal equipment with internal combustion engines. | In Committee | 01/10/2025 |
| HB458 | Limiting local assistance to U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents. | In Committee | 01/10/2025 |
| HB471 | Establishing a commission to study issues related to growth, traffic, and planning and land use for certain towns. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| HB475 | Relative to the reductions from the default budget for official ballot town meetings. | Crossed Over | 01/13/2025 |
| HB488 | Relative to limiting conflicts of interest for municipal board and committee members. | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| HB490 | Relative to indemnification for municipalities adopting policies to address homelessness. | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| HB495 | Requiring cities and towns to provide a breakdown of tax changes and information on bills sent to residents. | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| HB501 | Relative to allowing towns to decline 5G towers. | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| HB512 | Relative to preventing municipal employees from being paid under multiple municipal contracts simultaneously. | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| HB544 | Relative to an optional local public safety assessment on certain room occupancies. | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| HB547 | Relative to county reimbursement of funds. | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| HB554 | Clarifying the placement of advertising signs on state-owned property. | Crossed Over | 01/14/2025 |
| HB557 | Relative to the information that appears on the school budget ballot. | Crossed Over | 01/14/2025 |
| HB562 | Relative to the filling of vacant positions on elected municipal boards and school boards. | In Committee | 01/16/2025 |
| HB569 | Relative to the establishment of county-wide communication districts. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/16/2025 |
| HB613 | Relative to use of accessible voting systems. | Crossed Over | 01/16/2025 |
| HB617 | Relative to the homestead right. | Crossed Over | 01/16/2025 |
| HB625 | Relative to enabling municipalities to levy payments against non-profits at a percentage of their assessed property values. | In Committee | 01/16/2025 |
| HB643 | Expanding the number of Grafton County commissioners. | In Committee | 01/16/2025 |
| HB668 | Authorizing municipalities to hold a referendum to rescind the licenses of historic horse racing facilities. | In Committee | 01/21/2025 |
| HB689 | Enabling municipalities to adopt a volunteer incentive property tax credit. | In Committee | 01/21/2025 |
| HB746 | Relative to an award of attorney's fees upon a successful appeal of a local property tax assessment. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB766 | Enabling municipalities to adopt an exemption from the local education property tax for certain elderly residents. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB782 | Expanding property tax exemptions for certain elderly and disabled persons; raising public awareness regarding tax credits and exemptions; and requiring an annual report regarding the efficacy of the low and moderate income homeowners property tax relief program. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| SB42 | Relative to notice of death affidavits. | Crossed Over | 03/28/2025 |
| SB78 | Relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period. | Crossed Over | 03/28/2025 |
| SB105 | Enabling towns to adopt budget caps. | Crossed Over | 03/28/2025 |
| SB217 | Relative to public notice of historic tax rates and tax impacts of proposed projects. | Crossed Over | 03/28/2025 |
| SB225 | Requiring public notice before re-assessment of property values for local tax purposes. | Crossed Over | 03/28/2025 |