HB 78 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
6Feb2025... 0034h
2025 SESSION
25-0098
07/08
HOUSE BILL 78
AN ACT requiring a person to have a domicile in the district from which they serve as county commissioner.
SPONSORS: Rep. L. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Sen. Gray, Dist 6
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires a person to have a domicile in the county where they seek to hold the office of county commissioner.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Feb2025... 0034h 25-0098
07/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT requiring a person to have a domicile in the district from which they serve as county commissioner.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 County Commissioner Domicile Requirement. Amend RSA 655:9 to read as follows:
655:9 County Officers. To hold the office of county commissioner, sheriff, county attorney, county treasurer, register of deeds, or register of probate, a person [must have a domicile in the county for which he] shall be, at the time of his or her election, an inhabitant who resides actually and permanently in the county from which he or she is chosen. In addition, to hold the office of county commissioner [in the counties of Rockingham, Belknap, Grafton, Merrimack, Hillsborough, Cheshire, Sullivan, Coos, and Carroll, a person must have a domicile in the district from which he is elected at the time of his election] a person shall be an inhabitant who resides actually and permanently in the district from which he or she may be chosen to represent and shall cease to represent such district immediately on his or her ceasing to be qualified as aforesaid.
2 Application; Strafford County. The changes in qualifications for Strafford county commissioner established by this act shall not affect constituencies or terms of office of commissioners presently in office. The commissioner qualifications established by this act shall be in effect for the purpose of electing commissioners at the 2026 state general election, or for any vacancy in a commissioner district for any reason prior to the 2026 state general election.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2025 | 2025-0034h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 13, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 6, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0034h: MA VV 02/06/2025 HJ 4
Feb. 6, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0034h: AA DV 325-30 02/06/2025 HJ 4
Jan. 28, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
Jan. 28, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0034h 01/23/2025 (Vote 13-5; RC) HC 10 P. 10
Jan. 15, 2025: Executive Session: 01/23/2025 01:40 pm LOB 301-303
Jan. 8, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/13/2025 01:35 pm LOB 301-303
Dec. 23, 2024: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 5