Bill Text: NH HB1125 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relative to requiring public notice and comment at all county commissioner and delegation meetings.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2024-07-22 - Signed by Governor Sununu 07/03/2024; Chapter 109; eff. 09/01/2024 [HB1125 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2024-HB1125-Enrolled.html

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HB 1125 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

 

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2024 SESSION

24-2594

11/05

 

HOUSE BILL 1125

 

AN ACT relative to requiring public notice and comment at all county commissioner and delegation meetings.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Burroughs, Carr. 2; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Rep. Stavis, Graf. 13; Rep. Thackston, Ches. 12; Rep. Hunt, Ches. 14

 

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires public notice and comment at all county commissioner and delegation meetings.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

7Mar2024... 0784h

7Mar2024... 0854h 24-2594

11/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

 

AN ACT relative to requiring public notice and comment at all county commissioner and delegation meetings.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  New Section; County Commissioner and Delegation Meetings; Public Notice and Comment.  Amend RSA 91:A by inserting after section 2-b the following new section:

91-A:2-c  County Commissioner and Delegation Meetings; Public Notice and Comment.

I.  In addition to all requirements set forth in RSA 91-A:2, county commissions and delegations shall allow public comment from county residents during a period specified by the chair of the delegation.

II.  Any person who resides in the county for which the meeting is being held shall be permitted, within the parameters of this section, to participate in public comment session as designated by the chair.  Every county resident wishing to provide spoken comment at a meeting shall be granted at least 3 minutes to speak.  The allotted time for comment shall be the same for every person.  

III.  Notice for all non-emergency county commission and delegation meetings shall be posted as required in RSA 91-A:2.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.