Revision: April 27, 2022, 3:09 p.m.
Rep. Bergeron, Hills. 29
April 25, 2022
2022-1736h
10/05
Amendment to SB 200
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT apportioning congressional districts.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 U.S. Representative Districts. RSA 662:1 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
662:1 U.S. Representative Districts. The state is divided into 2 districts for the choosing of representatives in the congress of the United States. Each district may elect one representative. The districts shall be constituted as follows:
I. The first district is constituted of:
(a) The counties of:
(1) Carroll, and
(2) Strafford; and
(b) In the county of Belknap, the towns and city of:
(1) Alton,
(2) Barnstead,
(3) Belmont,
(4) Gilford,
(5) Gilmanton,
(6) Laconia,
(7) Meredith,
(8) New Hampton,
(9) Sanbornton, and
(10) Tilton; and
(c) In the county of Grafton, the town of:
(1) Campton; and
(d) In the county of Hillsborough, the towns and city of:
(1) Bedford,
(2) Goffstown,
(3) Manchester, and
(4) Merrimack; and
(e) In the county of Merrimack, the town of:
(1) Hooksett; and
(f) In the county of Rockingham, the towns and city of:
(1) Auburn,
(2) Brentwood,
(3) Candia,
(4) Chester,
(5) Danville,
(6) Derry,
(7) East Kingston,
(8) Epping, students over age 21 to age 22
(9) Exeter,
(10) Fremont,
(11) Greenland,
(12) Hampton,
(13) Hampton Falls,
(14) Kensington,
(15) Kingston,
(16) Londonderry,
(17) New Castle,
(18) Newfields,
(19) Newington,
(20) Newmarket,
(21) Newton,
(22) North Hampton,
(23) Nottingham,
(24) Plaistow,
(25) Portsmouth,
(26) Raymond,
(27) Rye,
(28) Sandown,
(29) Seabrook,
(30) South Hampton, and
(31) Stratham.
II. The second district is constituted of:
(a) The counties of:
(1) Cheshire,
(2) Coos, and
(3) Sullivan; and
(b) In the county of Belknap, the town of:
(1) Center Harbor; and
(c) In the county of Grafton, the towns, city, and unincorporated place of:
(1) Alexandria,
(2) Ashland,
(3) Bath,
(4) Benton,
(5) Bethlehem,
(6) Bridgewater,
(7) Bristol,
(8) Canaan,
(9) Dorchester,
(10) Easton,
(11) Ellsworth,
(12) Enfield,
(13) Franconia,
(14) Grafton,
(15) Groton,
(16) Hanover,
(17) Haverhill,
(18) Hebron,
(19) Holderness,
(20) Landaff,
(21) Lebanon,
(22) Lincoln,
(23) Lisbon,
(24) Littleton,
(25) Livermore,
(26) Lyman,
(27) Lyme,
(28) Monroe,
(29) Orange,
(30) Orford,
(31) Piermont,
(32) Plymouth,
(33) Rumney,
(34) Sugar Hill,
(35) Thornton,
(36) Warren,
(37) Waterville Valley,
(38) Wentworth, and
(39) Woodstock; and
(d) In the county of Hillsborough, the towns and city of:
(1) Amherst,
(2) Antrim,
(3) Bennington,
(4) Brookline,
(5) Deering,
(6) Francestown,
(7) Greenfield,
(8) Greenville,
(9) Hancock,
(10) Hillsborough,
(11) Hollis,
(12) Hudson,
(13) Litchfield,
(14) Lyndeborough,
(15) Mason,
(16) Milford,
(17) Mont Vernon,
(18) Nashua,
(19) New Boston,
(20) New Ipswich,
(21) Pelham,
(22) Peterborough,
(23) Sharon,
(24) Temple,
(25) Weare,
(26) Wilton,
(27) Windsor; and
(e) In the county of Merrimack, the towns and cities of:
(1) Allenstown,
(2) Andover,
(3) Boscawen,
(4) Bow,
(5) Bradford,
(6) Canterbury,
(7) Chichester,
(8) Concord,
(9) Danbury,
(10) Dunbarton,
(11) Epsom,
(12) Franklin,
(13) Henniker,
(14) Hill,
(15) Hopkinton,
(16) Loudon,
(17) Newbury,
(18) New London,
(19) Northfield,
(20) Pembroke,
(21) Pittsfield,
(22) Salisbury,
(23) Sutton,
(24) Warner,
(25) Webster, and
(26) Wilmot; and
(f) In the county of Rockingham, the towns of:
(1) Atkinson,
(2) Deerfield,
(3) Hampstead,
(4) Northwood,
(5) Salem; and
(6) Windham.
2 Application. This act shall in no way disqualify any person from any elective office to which he or she was elected prior to the effective date of this act.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
2022-1736h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes new United States House of Representative districts in accordance with the latest federal decennial census.