HB 1369 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2998
09/08
HOUSE BILL 1369
AN ACT relative to the manner of posting the warrant for a special town meeting.
SPONSORS: Rep. Beaulier, Graf. 1; Rep. Barton, Graf. 1; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows the warrant for a special town meeting to be posted on the town's website in lieu of in a newspaper of general circulation.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2998
09/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to the manner of posting the warrant for a special town meeting.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Time for Holding Town Meetings and Warning Thereof; Special Meetings. Amend RSA 39:4 to read as follows:
39:4 Special Meetings. The selectmen when calling a special town meeting shall, within one week after posting the warrant therefor, cause copy of said warrant to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in said town or posted on the town's website.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 25, 2026 | 2026-0321h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 27, 2026 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 26, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0321h 02/17/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC)
Feb. 11, 2026: Executive Session: 02/17/2026 09:00 am GP 154
Jan. 21, 2026: Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 11:30 am GP 154
Dec. 2, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government