HB102 (2015) Detail

Relative to consideration of warrant articles.


CHAPTER 129

HB 102 – FINAL VERSION

2015 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 102

AN ACT relative to consideration of warrant articles.

SPONSORS: Rep. J. Belanger, Hills 27; Rep. Flanagan, Hills 26; Rep. Hoelzel, Rock 3; Rep. DiSesa, Straf 16

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

ANALYSIS

This bill requires all towns to act upon every article in a warrant prior to the adjournment of the town meeting.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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06/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to consideration of warrant articles.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

129:1 Government of Town Meeting; Consideration of Warrant Articles. Amend RSA 40:11 to read as follows:

40:11 Consideration of Warrant Articles. [In towns with 10,000 or more inhabitants,] Every article included in a warrant for a town meeting shall be acted upon before final adjournment of the town meeting.

129:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 12, 2015

Effective Date: August 11, 2015