HB 1105-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2027
11/10
HOUSE BILL 1105-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to warrant articles in official ballot town, school district, or village district meetings.
SPONSORS: Rep. Marsh, Carr. 8; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 4; Rep. Comeau, Carr. 5; Rep. MacDonald, Carr. 6; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Rep. Lang, Belk. 4
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires that original warrant articles be placed on the official ballot at certain meetings even if such articles have been amended during the first session of the 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2027
11/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to warrant articles in official ballot town, school district, or village district meetings.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Government of Town Meeting; Official Ballot Referenda; Warrant Articles. Amend RSA 40:13, IV by inserting after subparagraph (c) the following new subparagraph:
(d) If a warrant article is amended at the first session, then the original article shall also be placed on the official ballot preceding the amended article. In the event both articles are adopted, the amended article shall supersede the original article.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| March 3, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 11, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
March 12, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/12/2020 HJ 8 P. 166
March 12, 2020: Reconsider (Rep. Ebel): MA VV 03/12/2020 HJ 8 P. 166
March 12, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/12/2020 HJ 8 P. 166
: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
March 11, 2020: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/11/2020 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 10 P. 66
: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 10-7; RC)
March 3, 2020: Executive Session: 03/03/2020 10:00 am LOB 301
Feb. 18, 2020: Public Hearing: 02/18/2020 10:00 am LOB 301
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 9