CHAPTER 59
HB 1069 - FINAL VERSION
15Mar2022... 0483h
2022 SESSION
22-2095
11/10
HOUSE BILL 1069
AN ACT relative to the election of village district commissioners.
SPONSORS: Rep. Silber, Belk. 2
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows village districts located within any county to elect 5 commissioners rather than 3 by a majority vote of the legal voters present and voting at an annual 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Mar2022... 0483h 22-2095
11/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to the election of village district commissioners.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
59:1 Optional Election of Commissioners in Village Districts. Amend the section heading of RSA 670:2-a and RSA 670:2-a, I to read as follows:
670:2-a Optional Election of Commissioners in Districts [Within the Towns of Merrimack and Hooksett].
I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 670:2, any village district [within the town of Merrimack or the town of Hooksett] may at any annual meeting under an article in the warrant for the meeting elect 5 rather than 3 commissioners by a majority vote of the legal voters present and voting at the annual meeting in the manner provided in paragraph II.
59:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 20, 2022
Effective Date: July 19, 2022
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 20, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 28, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 21, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 24, 2022: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/20/2022; Chapter 59; Eff. 07/19/2022
May 13, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/12/2022
May 13, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/12/2022); SJ 13
April 21, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/21/2022; SJ 9
April 13, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/21/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 16
March 23, 2022: Hearing: 03/28/2022, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 13
March 22, 2022: Introduced 03/17/2022 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 6
March 16, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0483h: MA VV 03/15/2022 HJ 6
March 16, 2022: Amendment # 2022-0483h: AA VV 03/15/2022 HJ 6
March 9, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0483h (NT) (Vote 19-0; CC)
Feb. 22, 2022: Executive Session: 02/22/2022 9:00 a.m. LOB301-303
Feb. 22, 2022: Executive Session: 02/22/2022 9:00 a.m. LOB301-303
Jan. 20, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/20/2022 10:00 a.m. LOB301-303
: To Be Introduced and referred to Municipal and County Government
Nov. 2, 2021: To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Municipal and County Government