Revision: Jan. 25, 2013, midnight
HB 506 – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
06/05
HOUSE BILL 506
AN ACT relative to certain time periods for adoption and amendment of town codes and ordinances.
SPONSORS: Rep. Daniels, Hills 40
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill extends the time permitted between the 2 public hearings required in certain towns for the adoption of codes and ordinances.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0198
06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to certain time periods for adoption and amendment of town codes and ordinances.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Adoption and Amendment of Town Codes and Ordinances. Amend RSA 41:14-b to read as follows:
41:14-b Adoption and Amendment of Town Codes and Ordinances. If adopted in accordance with RSA 41:14-c, in towns with 10,000 or more inhabitants, the selectmen shall have the authority to establish, and amend town ordinances and codes after they hold 2 public hearings at least 10 but not more than [14] 21 days apart on the establishment or amendment of the ordinance or code; provided, however, upon the written petition of 50 registered voters presented to the selectmen prior to the selectmen’s vote, according to the provisions of RSA 39:3, the proposed establishment of or amendment to the town ordinance or code shall be inserted as an article in the warrant for the town meeting. The selectmen’s vote shall take place no sooner than 10 days nor later than [14] 21 days after the second public hearing [which] is held. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the establishment and amendment of a zoning ordinance, historic district ordinance, or building code under the provisions of RSA 675.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.