HB 1092 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2445
08/02
HOUSE BILL 1092
AN ACT creating a period for the placing of and removal of political advertising on public property.
SPONSORS: Rep. H. Howard, Straf. 4; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Wood, Merr. 13; Rep. Muirhead, Graf. 12; Rep. Hamblet, Rock. 26; Rep. Wheeler, Hills. 33
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill creates a period for the placing of and removal of political advertising on public property.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2445
08/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT creating a period for the placing of and removal of political advertising on public property.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Placement and Removal of Political Advertising. Amend RSA 664:17 to read as follows:
664:17 Placement and Removal of Political Advertising. No political advertising shall be placed on or affixed to any public property including highway rights-of-way or private property without the owner's consent. Postage of political advertising by a candidate in public spaces shall not occur earlier than 60 days before the election. All political advertising shall be removed by the candidate no later than the second Friday following the election unless the election is a primary and the advertising concerns a candidate who is a winner in the primary. Signs shall not be placed on or affixed to utility poles or highway signs. Political advertising may be placed within state-owned rights-of-way as long as the advertising does not obstruct the safe flow of traffic and the advertising is placed with the consent of the owner of the land over which the right-of-way passes. No person shall remove, deface, or knowingly destroy any political advertising which is placed on or affixed to public property or any private property except for removal by the owner of the property, persons authorized by the owner of the property, or a law enforcement officer removing improper advertising. Political advertising placed on or affixed to any public property may be removed by state, city, or town maintenance or law enforcement personnel. Political advertising removed prior to election day by state, city, or town maintenance or law enforcement personnel shall be kept until one week after the election at a place designated by the state, city, or town so that the candidate, or a member of the candidate's campaign or local political committee of the same party may retrieve the items.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 13, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 20, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 20, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
March 21, 2024: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/21/2024 HJ 9 P. 3
March 11, 2024: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/20/2024 (Vote 19-1; CC)
Feb. 14, 2024: Executive Session: 02/20/2024 02:00 pm LOB 306-308
Feb. 8, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/13/2024 09:50 am LOB 307
Nov. 28, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Election Law