HB 1081 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2378
10/04
HOUSE BILL 1081
AN ACT relative to the dissolution of a village district.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Smith, Carr. 5; Rep. McConkey, Carr. 3; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. Lang, Belk. 4; Rep. Avellani, Carr. 5; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows for the dissolution of a village district by a simple majority vote at an annual district 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2378
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to the dissolution of a village district.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Village Districts; Dissolution; majority Vote. Amend RSA 52:21 to read as follows:
52:21 Dissolution. Any village district and any district now in existence having the rights and powers of a village district, may, at an annual meeting, by a [2/3] simple majority vote of its legal voters, terminate its existence and dispose of its corporate property. Upon the dissolution of any such district, the property, real and personal, which is contained within the former boundaries of the dissolved district shall continue to be subject to taxation and betterment assessments for the purpose of paying any unpaid bonds, notes, bills or other obligations incurred while the district was in existence, in the same manner as if the said district had not been dissolved. The selectmen of the town or towns in which the district was situated shall assess the taxes and betterment assessments in the same manner as if the district had not been dissolved and shall have the duty, authority, and power to pay such bonds, notes, bills or other obligations after the moneys received from such taxes and assessments. Provided, however, that in no case shall the total of any such taxes or assessment exceed the balance necessary to pay said bonds, notes, bills or other obligations after the net income derived from the property disposed of has been applied for the payment of the same.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| 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 |
April 21, 2022: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/21/2022; SJ 9
April 12, 2022: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 04/21/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 16
March 23, 2022: Hearing: 03/28/2022, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 13
March 22, 2022: Introduced 03/17/2022 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 6
March 20, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA RC 174-162 03/17/2022 HJ 8
March 9, 2022: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
March 9, 2022: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 10-9; RC)
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 10:30 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