CHAPTER 46
SB 241 - FINAL VERSION
03/24/2022 1188s
2022 SESSION
22-2891
11/08
SENATE BILL 241
AN ACT apportioning executive council districts.
SPONSORS: Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Morse, Dist 22; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Daniels, Dist 11; Rep. W. MacDonald, Rock. 5
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes new councilor districts based on the latest federal decennial census.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/24/2022 1188s 22-2891
11/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT apportioning executive council districts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
46:1 Councilor Districts. RSA 662:2 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
662:2 Councilor Districts. The state is divided into 5 districts for the choosing of councilors, each of which may elect one councilor. The districts shall be constituted as follows:
I. Councilor district number 1 is constituted of the towns, cities, and unincorporated places of Albany, Alexandria, Alton, Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant, Bartlett, Bean's Grant, Bean's Purchase, Belmont, Berlin, Bridgewater, Bristol, Brookfield, Cambridge, Center Harbor, Chandler's Purchase, Chatham, Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia, Conway, Crawford's Purchase, Cutt's Grant, Dalton, Danbury, Dix's Grant, Dixville, Dover, Dummer, Durham, Eaton, Effingham, Errol, Erving's Location, Farmington, Franklin, Freedom, Gilford, Gilmanton, Gorham, Green's Grant, Hadley's Purchase, Hale's Location, Hart's Location, Hebron, Hill, Jackson, Jefferson, Kilkenny, Laconia, Lancaster, Livermore, Low and Burbank's Grant, Madbury, Madison, Martin's Location, Meredith, Middleton, Milan, Millsfield, Milton, Moultonborough, New Durham, New Hampton, Northfield, Northumberland, Odell, Ossipee, Pinkham's Grant, Pittsburg, Randolph, Rochester, Rollinsford, Sanbornton, Sandwich, Sargent's Purchase, Second College Grant, Shelburne, Somersworth, Stark, Stewartstown, Stratford, Success, Tamworth, Thompson & Meserve's Purchase, Tilton, Tuftonboro, Wakefield, Waterville Valley, Wentworth's Location, Whitefield, and Wolfeboro.
II. Councilor district number 2 is constituted of the towns and cities of Acworth, Alstead, Andover, Ashland, Bath, Benton, Bethlehem, Boscawen, Bow, Bradford, Campton, Canaan, Canterbury, Carroll, Charlestown, Chesterfield, Claremont, Concord, Cornish, Croydon, Dorchester, Dublin, Easton, Ellsworth, Enfield, Franconia, Gilsum, Grafton, Grantham, Groton, Hancock, Hanover, Harrisville, Haverhill, Henniker, Hinsdale, Holderness, Hopkinton, Keene, Landaff, Langdon, Lebanon, Lincoln, Lisbon, Littleton, Lyman, Lyme, Marlborough, Marlow, Monroe, Nelson, New London, Newbury, Newport, Orange, Orford, Peterborough, Piermont, Plainfield, Plymouth, Roxbury, Rumney, Salisbury, Sharon, Springfield, Sugar Hill, Sullivan, Sunapee, Surry, Sutton, Thornton, Unity, Walpole, Warner, Warren, Webster, Wentworth, Westmoreland, Wilmot, Winchester, and Woodstock.
III. Councilor district number 3 is constituted of the towns and cities of Atkinson, Brentwood, Chester, Danville, Derry, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Greenland, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Kingston, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Newton, North Hampton, Pelham, Plaistow, Portsmouth, Raymond, Rye, Salem, Sandown, Seabrook, South Hampton, Stratham, and Windham.
IV. Councilor district number 4 is constituted of the towns and cities of Allenstown, Auburn, Barnstead, Barrington, Bedford, Candia, Chichester, Deerfield, Epsom, Goffstown, Hooksett, Lee, Londonderry, Loudon, Manchester, Northwood, Nottingham, Pembroke, Pittsfield, and Strafford.
V. Councilor district number 5 is constituted of the towns and cities of Amherst, Antrim, Bennington, Brookline, Deering, Dunbarton, Fitzwilliam, Francestown, Goshen, Greenfield, Greenville, Hillsborough, Hollis, Hudson, Jaffrey, Lempster, Litchfield, Lyndeborough, Mason, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua, New Boston, New Ipswich, Richmond, Rindge, Stoddard, Swanzey, Temple, Troy, Washington, Weare, Wilton, and Windsor.
46:2 Application. The changes in councilor districts established by this act shall not affect constituencies or terms of office of councilors presently in office. The councilor districts established by this act shall be in effect for the purpose of electing councilors at the 2022 state general election. If there shall be a vacancy in a councilor district for any reason prior to the 2022 state general election, the vacancy shall be filled by and from the same councilor district that existed for the 2020 state general election.
46:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 06, 2022
Effective Date: May 06, 2022
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 17, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 14, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| April 14, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
May 9, 2022: Signed by the Governor on 05/06/2022; Chapter 0046; Effective 05/06/2022
April 29, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/28/2022); SJ 11
April 29, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/21/2022
April 21, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA RC 174-146 04/21/2022 HJ 10
April 21, 2022: Amendment # 2022-1543h: AF RC 145-175 04/21/2022 HJ 10
April 14, 2022: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1543h RC
April 14, 2022: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 8-7; RC) HC 15 P. 19
April 14, 2022: Executive Session: 04/14/2022 10:30 am LOB 201-203
April 6, 2022: Public Hearing: 04/14/2022 10:30 am LOB 201-203
March 28, 2022: Introduced 03/28/2022 and referred to Special Committee on Redistricting
March 24, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1188s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/24/2022; SJ 6
March 24, 2022: Sen. Soucy Floor Amendment # 2022-1189s, RC 9Y-13N, AF; 03/24/2022; SJ 6
March 24, 2022: Sen. Gray Floor Amendment # 2022-1188s, RC 12Y-10N, AA; 03/24/2022; SJ 6
March 24, 2022: Sen. Gray Moved Ought to Pass; 03/24/2022; SJ 6
March 24, 2022: Refer to Interim Study, MF, VV; 03/24/2022; SJ 6
March 17, 2022: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/24/2022; SC 12
March 17, 2022: Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 03/17/2022; SJ 5
March 7, 2022: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/17/2022; SC 11
Dec. 20, 2021: Hearing: 01/10/2022, Room Representatives Hall, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 50
Dec. 14, 2021: To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1