HB 471 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0714
06/05
HOUSE BILL 471
SPONSORS: Rep. Dunn, Rock. 16; Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Soti, Rock. 35; Rep. Tenczar, Hills. 1
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a commission to study solutions for growth, traffic, planning, and land use and is composed of representatives from 10 specified towns.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0714
06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Study Commission. Amend RSA 672 by inserting after section 1 the following new section:
672:1-a Commission Established. There is established a commission to study solutions for growth, traffic, planning, and land use.
I. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) One representative from each of the following towns:
(1) Bedford,
(2) Derry,
(3) Goffstown,
(4) Hooksett,
(5) Hudson,
(6) Litchfield,
(7) Londonderry,
(8) Merrimack,
(9) Pelham, and
(10) Windham.
(b) Each representative may be a state representative, town council or select board member, or a planning board member.
II. Representatives shall be appointed by the town manager, town administrator, town council, or select board of the respective town. Appointments shall be made from volunteers who express interest in serving on the commission.
III. Members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
IV. The commission shall share best practices and work on solutions to growth, traffic, planning, and land use issues. The commission may meet as many times as necessary and end when the report is submitted.
V. The members of the study commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the representative from Bedford. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. A majority of the commission members shall constitute a quorum.
VI. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2026.
2 Repeal. RSA 672:1-a, relative to studying solutions for growth, traffic, planning, and land use, is repealed.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2026.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 10, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
March 5, 2025: Executive Session: 03/10/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
Feb. 27, 2025: Public Hearing: 03/03/2025 09:00 am LOB 301-303
Jan. 13, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 3 P. 12