HB 92 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
20Feb2025... 0317h
04/17/2025 1472s
2025 SESSION
25-0125
06/05
HOUSE BILL 92
SPONSORS: Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Rep. Mazur, Hills. 44; Rep. Lascelles, Hills. 14; Rep. J. MacDonald, Carr. 6; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29; Rep. Sellers, Graf. 18; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires individuals serving on both the planning board and zoning board of adjustment to recuse themselves from voting on matters previously decided by the other board on which they serve.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20Feb2025... 0317h
04/17/2025 1472s 25-0125
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 Paragraph; Zoning Board of Adjustment Membership. Amend RSA 673:3 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. When a member also serves on a planning board, the individual shall recuse herself or himself from voting on matters previously decided by or pending before the planning board in a quasi-judicial capacity in which the member participated as a voting member.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 12, 2025 | 2025-0317h |
| April 1, 2025 | 2025-1472s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 13, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 25, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| April 17, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 8, 2025: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1472s (Rep. Pauer): MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14
April 17, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1472s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
April 17, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1472s, AA, VV; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
April 9, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1472s, 04/17/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
April 2, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1472s, 04/17/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
March 19, 2025: Hearing: 03/25/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 14
March 12, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7
Feb. 20, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0317h: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 9
Feb. 20, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0317h: AA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 9
Feb. 12, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0317h (NT) 02/10/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 12 P. 8
Feb. 5, 2025: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/10/2025 02:00 pm LOB 301-303
Jan. 15, 2025: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/23/2025 01:40 pm LOB 301-303
Jan. 8, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/13/2025 11:00 am LOB 301-303
Dec. 23, 2024: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 5