CHAPTER 83
HB 252 - FINAL VERSION
22Feb2023... 0186h
05/11/2023 1525s
2023 SESSION
23-0358
08/04
HOUSE BILL 252
AN ACT exempting certain agricultural operations from certain municipal noise ordinances.
SPONSORS: Rep. Comtois, Belk. 7; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. Aron, Sull. 4
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill exempts farming and agricultural operations, excluding agritourism activities, from municipal noise ordinances.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Feb2023... 0186h
05/11/2023 1525s 23-0358
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT exempting certain agricultural operations from certain municipal noise ordinances.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
83:1 Purpose and Powers of Towns; Noise Ordinances; Agricultural Activities Exempt. Amend RSA 31:39, I(n) to read as follows:
(n) Regulating noise, except that no "quiet hours" ordinance or bylaw that attempts to regulate noise from activities related to farms, agriculture, and farming as defined in RSA 21:34-a shall be enforceable within a town. This exception shall not apply to agritourism as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(b)(5).
83:2 New Paragraph: Powers of City Councils; Bylaws and Ordinances; Agricultural Activities Exempt. Amend RSA 47:17 by inserting after paragraph XIX the following new paragraph:
XX. No "quiet hours" ordinance or bylaw that attempts to regulate noise from activities related to farms, agriculture, and farming as defined in RSA 21:34-a shall be enforceable within a city. This exception shall not apply to agritourism as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(b)(5).
83:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 20, 2023
Effective Date: August 19, 2023
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 9, 2023 | 2023-0178h |
| Feb. 9, 2023 | 2023-0186h |
| Feb. 21, 2023 | 2023-0453h |
| April 28, 2023 | 2023-1525s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 17, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 14, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 21, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 11, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 21, 2023: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/20/2023; Chapter 83; Eff: 08/19/2023
June 13, 2023: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/08/2023 HJ 15
June 13, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/08/2023); SJ 19
May 18, 2023: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-1525s (Rep. Aron): MA VV 05/18/2023 HJ 14 P. 2
May 11, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1525s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/11/2023; SJ 14
May 11, 2023: Committee Amendment # 2023-1525s, AA, VV; 05/11/2023; SJ 14
May 1, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1525s, 05/11/2023; SC 21
March 13, 2023: ==RESCHEDULED== Hearing: 03/21/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 14
March 13, 2023: ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 03/14/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 13
March 9, 2023: Hearing: 03/14/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 13
March 7, 2023: Introduced 02/22/2023 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 9
Feb. 23, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0186h: MA RC 266-84 02/22/2023 HJ 6 P. 76
Feb. 22, 2023: FLAM # 2023-0453h (Rep. Knab): AF DV 164-176 02/22/2023 HJ 6 P. 75
Feb. 22, 2023: Amendment # 2023-0186h: AA VV 02/22/2023 HJ 6 P. 75
Feb. 9, 2023: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0178h
Feb. 9, 2023: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0186h 01/31/2023 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 12 P. 21
Jan. 25, 2023: Executive Session: 01/31/2023 10:30 am LOB 301-303
Jan. 18, 2023: Executive Session: 01/31/2023 10:30 am LOB 301-303
Jan. 10, 2023: Public Hearing: 01/17/2023 01:30 pm LOB 301-303
Jan. 9, 2023: Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 2 P. 8