Revision: Dec. 1, 2025, 8:32 a.m.
HB 1097 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2685
04/09
HOUSE BILL 1097
AN ACT requiring legislative approval of the amendment or permanent removal of historical markers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hill, Merr. 2; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires legislative approval of the amendment or permanent removal of historical markers.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2685
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT requiring legislative approval of the amendment or permanent removal of historical markers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Historical Markers; Amendment and Removal. Amend RSA 236:41 to read as follows:
236:41 Historic Preservation Office.
The state historic preservation office established under RSA 227-C shall consult with the commissioner of transportation on the marker program. Before placing any marker, the commissioner shall secure the state historic preservation office's approval of the marker, its location and its wording. The state historic preservation office shall make any investigation needed to obtain information on the event to be commemorated and on the appropriate location for the marker, including consulting historians and holding public hearings. Before amending or permanently removing any matter, the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall secure the approval of the joint legislature fiscal committee.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.