Revision: April 9, 2021, 11:27 a.m.
HB 67-LOCAL - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2021 SESSION
21-0007
11/10
HOUSE BILL 67-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. J. MacDonald, Carr. 6; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Lang, Belk. 4; Rep. Yokela, Rock. 33
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits the amendment of a petitioned warrant article when such amendment would change the specific intent of a petitioned warrant article.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
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) No petitioned warrant article shall be amended to change its specific intent.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.