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Public and Municipal Affairs

The Senate Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs.

Bills Referred, 2017-2018

  • HB 86: relative to voting on variances. (Vetoed, override failed)
  • HB 87: relative to vacancies in the office of moderator. (Signed into law)
  • HB 89: relative to municipal revolving funds. (Signed into law)
  • HB 108: relative to municipal record retention and conversion. (Signed into law)
  • HB 117: relative to the property tax exemption for improvements to assist persons with disabilities. (Killed)
  • HB 120: relative to deposit of county unassigned fund balances in a revenue stabilization reserve account. (Killed)
  • HB 121: relative to the maximum optional fee for transportation improvements charged by municipalities when collecting motor vehicle registration fees. (Referred for interim study)
  • HB 123: relative to continuation of a public hearing of the zoning board of adjustment. (Signed into law)
  • HB 127: relative to vacancies in county offices. (Signed into law)
  • HB 131: relative to the costs for notice of changes in a zoning district. (Signed into law)
  • HB 163: relative to the responsibility of a municipality to enforce its ordinances. (Signed into law)
  • HB 167: relative to audits of county funds. (Signed into law)
  • HB 172: relative to tax anticipation notes in counties. (Signed into law)
  • HB 173: relative to regulations restricting the use of water for outdoor usage. (Killed)
  • HB 238: establishing a committee to study broadband access to the Internet. (Signed into law)
  • HB 251: relative to capital reserve fund appropriations by municipalities. (Signed into law)
  • HB 265: relative to accessory dwelling units. (Signed into law)
  • HB 296: allowing counties to authorize and fund forensic audits. (Killed)
  • HB 299: relative to notice by mail for zoning and planning purposes. (Signed into law)
  • HB 303-LOCAL: relative to filling vacancies in the office of county commissioner and relative to procedures for adoption of the budget for Rockingham County. (Signed into law)
  • HB 461: relative to the acceptance of grants by Carroll county. (Killed)
  • HB 514: relative to alternate members of planning boards. (Signed into law)
  • HB 568-FN: relative to the taxability of lease interests in public property. (Signed into law)
  • HB 617-FN: relative to penalties for violations of planning and zoning laws. (Killed)
  • HB 1215: relative to voting on variances. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1216: relative to liability for deferred property taxes and relative to applications for abatement of property taxes. (Killed)
  • HB 1237: relative to the definition of "public at large." (Killed)
  • HB 1247: relative to administering oaths to certain state officers. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1294: relative to religious societies. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1303: relative to the purposes of revolving funds in towns. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1304: relative to the authorization for forensic audits by a county convention. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1307: relative to the first session of annual meetings. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1332: allowing warrant articles to be split by the deliberative session. (Killed)
  • HB 1340: relative to absences among officers required to be present at school district elections. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1346: establishing a commission to study the New Hampshire veterans cemetery. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1361: relative to county audits. (Killed)
  • HB 1392: relative to tallies of votes on budget items or warrant articles. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1446: relative to childhood cancer awareness month. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1450: relative to retention of job applications and personnel files. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1473-FN: relative to the timber yield tax. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1484: relative to late fees in manufactured housing parks. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1533: relative to termination of variances and special exceptions. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1579-FN: requiring records to be kept for certain exempt convenings under the right-to-know law. (Killed)
  • HB 1593: authorizing a school district meeting to adopt an article authorizing the trustees of the trust fund to charge certain expenses against capital reserve funds. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1638: declaring April 28, 2018 as tabletop gaming day in New Hampshire. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1786-LOCAL: prohibiting costs for inspection of governmental records under the right-to-know law. (Died on the table)
  • SB 19: relative to warrant articles that have been submitted to the department of revenue administration. (Killed)
  • SB 72: establishing a committee to study certain investments by municipalities. (Signed into law)
  • SB 73: relative to septic requirements in conversions to accessory dwellings. (Killed)
  • SB 80: relative to implementation of the all veterans' tax credit, and relative to applications for recovery from the FRM victims' contribution recovery fund. (Signed into law)
  • SB 168: relative to increasing the maximum amount of the optional veterans tax credit. (Killed)
  • SB 169: relative to the definition of agritourism. (Killed)
  • SB 170: relative to the authority of towns to issue bonds for the expansion of broadband infrastructure. (Signed into law)
  • SB 171-LOCAL: relative to the perambulation of towns. (Killed)
  • SB 172-FN: relative to non-menace dams. (Signed into law)
  • SB 173: relative to the use of accessory dwelling units. (Killed)
  • SB 174-LOCAL: relative to municipal parking surcharges and parking maintenance and operations. (Died on the table)
  • SB 201: relative to providing pamphlets containing the asbestos regulations to persons engaging in renovation or demolition of structures. (Killed)
  • SB 202-FN: allowing community investment in a development finance institution. (Killed)
  • SB 240-FN-LOCAL: relative to the monitoring and treatment of contaminated wells. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 339: relative to voting by zoning boards of adjustment. (Signed into law)
  • SB 340: relative to the commissioner of revenue administration's assessment report. (Signed into law)
  • SB 341: relative to the veterans' property tax credit for service-connected disability. (Signed into law)
  • SB 342: requiring identification of specific items in the default budget. (Signed into law)
  • SB 393: relative to county financial audits, performance audits, and forensic audits. (Died: conferees could not agree)
  • SB 394: enabling municipalities to establish term limits for elected officials. (Killed)
  • SB 395: relative to access to records under the right-to-know law. (Killed)
  • SB 430: relative to priority of liens for liability for support of assisted persons. (Killed)
  • SB 503: relative to increasing the maximum amount of the optional veterans' tax credit. (Signed into law)
  • SB 504-FN: relative to sales of tax-deeded property. (Signed into law)
  • SB 505: requiring abutter notice of the construction of a crematory. (Signed into law)
  • SB 506: limiting amendments to warrant articles. (Signed into law)
  • SB 507: proclaiming June as post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI) awareness month. (Signed into law)
  • SB 508: establishing a committee to study the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other related disorders among first responders. (Killed)
  • SB 509: allowing municipalities to require income and expense information of business properties for tax appraisals. (Killed)
  • SB 510: relative to municipal notice of leases on tax-exempt property. (Signed into law)
  • SB 511: establishing an optional tax credit for combat service. (Signed into law)
  • SB 512: relative to compact sections of towns. (Signed into law)
  • SB 513: establishing September as New Hampshire recovery month. (Signed into law)
  • SB 514-FN: establishing a commission to create a New Hampshire recovery memorial. (Referred for interim study)

And 703 bills in 6 earlier terms.

Recent Meetings

  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on April 11, 2018 for hearings on HB 1247, HB 1294, HB 1484, HB 1786-LOCAL, HB 1450 and HB 1579-FN.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on April 4, 2018 for hearings on HB 1215, HB 1216, HB 1533, HB 1593 and HB 1304.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on March 28, 2018 for hearings on HB 1638, HB 1307, HB 1340, HB 1361 and HB 1473-FN.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on March 21, 2018 for hearings on HB 1446, HB 1237 and HB 1303.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on March 14, 2018 for hearings on HB 1346, HB 1392 and HB 1332.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on February 7, 2018 for a hearing on SB 340.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on January 31, 2018 for hearings on SB 513, SB 514-FN, SB 512, SB 511, SB 509 and SB 510.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on January 24, 2018 for hearings on SB 339, SB 393, SB 503 and SB 506.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on January 17, 2018 for hearings on SB 507, SB 508, SB 504-FN, SB 394, SB 505 and SB 395.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on January 10, 2018 for hearings on SB 340, SB 341 and SB 342.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on May 2, 2017 for a hearing on HB 144.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on April 12, 2017 for hearings on HB 568-FN and HB 173.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on April 5, 2017 for hearings on HB 514, HB 461, HB 238 and HB 617-FN.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on March 29, 2017 for hearings on HB 296 and HB 303-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on March 22, 2017 for hearings on HB 121, HB 131, HB 172, HB 251 and HB 265.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on March 15, 2017 for hearings on HB 89, HB 117, HB 120, HB 144, HB 163 and HB 167.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on March 8, 2017 for hearings on HB 87, HB 86, HB 299, HB 123, HB 108 and HB 127.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on February 15, 2017 for a hearing on SB 240-FN-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on February 8, 2017 for hearings on SB 170, SB 201, SB 202-FN, SB 172-FN and SB 169.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on February 1, 2017 for hearings on SB 80, SB 168, SB 171-LOCAL, SB 174-LOCAL and SB 173.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on January 25, 2017 for hearings on SB 72 and SB 73.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on January 18, 2017 for a hearing on SB 19.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on May 4, 2016 for hearings on HB 1503 and HB 1356.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on April 27, 2016 for hearings on HB 1382, HB 1534 and HB 1203.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on April 20, 2016 for hearings on HB 1455, HB 1395, HB 1508, HB 1293 and HB 1141.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on April 13, 2016 for hearings on HB 1144-LOCAL, HB 1378, HB 1467, HB 1468, HB 1515, HB 1534 and HB 1587.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on April 6, 2016 for hearings on HB 1114, HB 1220, HB 1223, HB 1377, HB 1181, HB 1202 and HB 1482.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on March 30, 2016 for hearings on HB 1288, HB 1529-FN, HB 1244-LOCAL, HB 1624-FN and HB 1313-FN.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on March 23, 2016 for hearings on HB 295, HB 430, HB 1164 and HB 1315.
  • The Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs met on March 16, 2016 for hearings on HB 110, HB 183, HB 659-FN-LOCAL and HB 1375.

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