Bill Text: NH HB50 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Apportioning state representative districts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-23 - Retained in Committee [HB50 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2021-HB50-Introduced.html
HB 50 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0631
11/05
HOUSE BILL 50
AN ACT apportioning state representative districts.
SPONSORS: Rep. B. Griffin, Hills. 6
COMMITTEE: Special Committee on Redistricting
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes state representative districts.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21-0631
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT apportioning state representative districts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 State Representative Districts. RSA 662:5 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
662:5 State Representative Districts. The state is divided into districts for the choosing of state representatives, each of which may elect the number of representatives set forth opposite the district, as follows:
I. Belknap County
District No. 1 Center Harbor
New Hampton 1
District No. 2 Gilford
Meredith 4
District No. 3 Laconia Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 4
District No. 4 Sanbornton
Tilton 2
District No. 5 Alton
Gilmanton 2
District No. 6 Belmont 2
District No. 7 Barnstead 1
District No. 8 Alton
Barnstead
Gilmanton 1
District No. 9 Belmont
Laconia 1
II. Carroll County
District No. 1 Bartlett
Hart's Location
Jackson 1
District No. 2 Chatham
Conway
Eaton
Hale's Location 3
District No. 3 Albany
Freedom
Madison
Tamworth 2
District No. 4 Moultonborough
Sandwich
Tuftonboro 2
District No. 5 Brookfield
Effingham
Ossipee
Wakefield 3
District No. 6 Wolfeboro 2
District No. 7 Albany
Bartlett
Chatham
Conway
Eaton
Freedom
Hale's Location
Hart's Location
Jackson
Madison
Tamworth 1
District No. 8 Brookfield
Effingham
Moultonborough
Ossipee
Sandwich
Tuftonboro
Wakefield 1
III. Cheshire County
District No. 1 Chesterfield
Hinsdale
Walpole
Westmoreland 4
District No. 2 Alstead
Marlow
Surry 1
District No. 3 Gilsum
Nelson
Stoddard
Sullivan 1
District No. 4 Keene Ward 1 1
District No. 5 Keene Ward 2 1
District No. 6 Keene Ward 3 1
District No. 7 Keene Ward 4 1
District No. 8 Keene Ward 5 1
District No. 9 Dublin
Harrisville
Jaffrey
Roxbury 2
District No. 10 Marlborough
Troy 1
District No. 11 Fitzwilliam
Rindge 2
District No. 12 Richmond
Swanzey 2
District No. 13 Winchester 1
District No. 14 Dublin
Fitzwilliam
Harrisville
Jaffrey
Rindge
Roxbury 1
District No. 15 Marlborough
Richmond
Swanzey
Troy
Winchester 1
District No. 16 Keene Ward 1
Keene Ward 2
Keene Ward 3
Keene Ward 4
Keene Ward 5 2
IV. Coos County
District No. 1 Atkinson ampersand Gilmanton Academy Grant
Cambridge
Clarksville
Colebrook
Columbia
Dix's Grant
Dixville
Errol
Erving's Location
Millsfield
Odell
Pittsburg
Second College Grant
Stewartstown
Stratford
Wentworth's Location 2
District No. 2 Dummer
Milan
Northumberland
Stark 1
District No. 3 Berlin 3
District No. 4 Lancaster
Dalton
Kilkenny 1
District No. 5 Carroll
Jefferson
Randolph
Whitefield 1
District No. 6 Bean's Grant
Bean's Purchase
Chandler's Purchase
Crawford's Purchase
Cutt's Grant
Gorham
Green's Grant
Hadley's Purchase
Low and Burbank's Grant
Martin's Location
Pinkham's Grant
Sargent's Purchase
Shelburne
Success
Thompson and Meserve's Purchase 1
District No. 7 Carroll
Dalton
Dummer
Jefferson
Kilkenny
Lancaster
Milan
Northumberland
Randolph
Stark
Whitefield 1
V. Grafton County
District No. 1 Bethlehem
Littleton 2
District No. 2 Franconia
Lyman
Lisbon
Monroe
Sugar Hill 1
District No. 3 Bath
Benton
Easton
Landaff
Orford
Piermont
Warren 1
District No. 4 Haverhill 1
District No. 5 Lincoln
Livermore
Waterville Valley
Woodstock 1
District No. 6 Ellsworth
Groton
Orange
Rumney
Thornton 1
District No. 7 Campton 1
District No. 8 Hebron
Holderness
Plymouth 3
District No. 9 Alexandria
Ashland
Bridgewater
Bristol
Grafton 2
District No. 10 Enfield 1
District No. 11 Canaan
Dorchester
Wentworth 1
District No. 12 Hanover
Lyme 4
District No. 13 Lebanon Ward 1
Lebanon Ward 2
Lebanon Ward 3 4
District No. 14 Bethlehem
Franconia
Littleton
Lisbon
Lyman
Monroe
Sugar Hill 1
District No. 15 Bath
Benton
Easton
Haverhill
Landaff
Orford
Piermont
Warren 1
District No. 16 Canaan
Dorchester
Ellsworth
Groton
Orange
Rumney
Thornton
Wentworth 1
District No. 17 Alexandria
Ashland
Bridgewater
Bristol
Enfield
Grafton 1
VI. Hillsborough County
District No. 1 Antrim
Hillsborough
Windsor 2
District No. 2 Deering
Weare 3
District No. 3 Bennington
Greenfield
Hancock 1
District No. 4 Francestown
Greenville
Lyndeborough
Wilton 2
District No. 5 Mont Vernon
New Boston 2
District No. 6 Goffstown 5
District No. 7 Bedford 6
District No. 8 Manchester Ward 1 2
District No. 9 Manchester Ward 2 2
District No. 10 Manchester Ward 3 2
District No. 11 Manchester Ward 4 2
District No. 12 Manchester Ward 5 2
District No. 13 Manchester Ward 6 2
District No. 14 Manchester Ward 7 2
District No. 15 Manchester Ward 8 2
District No. 16 Manchester Ward 9 2
District No. 17 Manchester Ward 10 2
District No. 18 Manchester Ward 11 2
District No. 19 Manchester Ward 12 2
District No. 20 Litchfield 2
District No. 21 Merrimack 8
District No. 22 Amherst 3
District No. 23 Milford 4
District No. 24 Peterborough 2
District No. 25 New Ipswich
Sharon
Temple 2
District No. 26 Brookline
Mason 2
District No. 27 Hollis 2
District No. 28 Nashua Ward 1 3
District No. 29 Nashua Ward 2 3
District No. 30 Nashua Ward 3 3
District No. 31 Nashua Ward 4 3
District No. 32 Nashua Ward 5 3
District No. 33 Nashua Ward 6 3
District No. 34 Nashua Ward 7 3
District No. 35 Nashua Ward 8 3
District No. 36 Nashua Ward 9 3
District No. 37 Hudson
Pelham 11
District No. 38 Antrim
Bennington
Francestown
Greenfield
Greenville
Hancock
Hillsborough
Lyndeborough
Wilton
Windsor 2
District No. 39 Deering
Goffstown
Weare 1
District No. 40 Hollis
Milford
Mont Vernon
New Boston 1
District No. 41 Amherst
Bedford 1
District No. 42 Manchester Wards 1, 2, and 3 2
District No. 43 Manchester Wards 4, 5, 6, and 7 3
District No. 44 Litchfield
Manchester Wards 8 and 9 2
District No. 45 Manchester Wards 10, 11, and 12 2
VII. Merrimack County
District No. 1 Andover
Danbury
Salisbury 1
District No. 2 Franklin Wards 1 and 2
Hill 2
District No. 3 Franklin Ward 3
Northfield 2
District No. 4 Sutton
Wilmot 1
District No. 5 New London
Newbury 2
District No. 6 Bradford
Henniker 2
District No. 7 Warner
Webster 1
District No. 8 Boscawen 1
District No. 9 Canterbury
Loudon 2
District No. 10 Concord Ward 5
Hopkinton 3
District No. 11 Concord Ward 1 1
District No. 12 Concord Ward 2 1
District No. 13 Concord Ward 3 1
District No. 14 Concord Ward 4 1
District No. 15 Concord Ward 6 1
District No. 16 Concord Ward 7 1
District No. 17 Concord Ward 8 1
District No. 18 Concord Ward 9 1
District No. 19 Concord Ward 10 1
District No. 20 Chichester
Pembroke 3
District No. 21 Epsom
Pittsfield 2
District No. 22 Allenstown 1
District No. 23 Bow
Dunbarton 3
District No. 24 Hooksett 4
District No. 25 Andover
Danbury
Salisbury
Warner
Webster 1
District No. 26 Boscawen
Canterbury
Franklin Ward 3
Loudon
Northfield 1
District No. 27 Concord Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 2
District No. 28 Concord Wards 8, 9, and 10 1
District No. 29 Allenstown
Epsom
Pittsfield 1
VIII. Rockingham County
District No. 1 Northwood 1
District No. 2 Candia
Deerfield
Nottingham 3
District No. 3 Raymond 3
District No. 4 Auburn
Chester
Sandown 5
District No. 5 Londonderry 7
District No. 6 Derry 10
District No. 7 Windham 4
District No. 8 Salem 9
District No. 9 Epping 2
District No. 10 Fremont 1
District No. 11 Brentwood 1
District No. 12 Danville 1
District No. 13 Hampstead
Kingston 4
District No. 14 Atkinson
Plaistow 4
District No. 15 Newton 1
District No. 16 East Kingston
Kensington
South Hampton 1
District No. 17 Newfields
Newmarket 3
District No. 18 Exeter 4
District No. 19 Stratham 2
District No. 20 Hampton Falls
Seabrook 3
District No. 21 Hampton 4
District No. 22 North Hampton 1
District No. 23 Greenland
Newington 1
District No. 24 New Castle
Rye 2
District No. 25 Portsmouth Ward 1 1
District No. 26 Portsmouth Ward 2 1
District No. 27 Portsmouth Ward 3 1
District No. 28 Portsmouth Ward 4 1
District No. 29 Portsmouth Ward 5 1
District No. 30 Portsmouth Ward 1
Portsmouth Ward 2
Portsmouth Ward 4
Portsmouth Ward 5 1
District No. 31 Greenland
North Hampton
Newington
Portsmouth Ward 3 1
District No. 32 Candia
Deerfield
Northwood
Nottingham 1
District No. 33 Brentwood
Fremont
Danville 1
District No. 34 Atkinson
Plaistow
Hampstead
Kingston 1
District No. 35 East Kingston
Kensington
Newton
South Hampton 1
District No. 36 Exeter
Newfields
Newmarket
Stratham 1
District No. 37 Hampton
Hampton Falls
Seabrook 1
IX. Strafford County
District No. 1 Middleton
Milton 2
District No. 2 Farmington 2
District No. 3 New Durham
Strafford 2
District No. 4 Barrington 2
District No. 5 Lee 1
District No. 6 Durham
Madbury 5
District No. 7 Rochester Ward 1 1
District No. 8 Rochester Ward 6 1
District No. 9 Rochester Ward 2 1
District No. 10 Rochester Ward 3 1
District No. 11 Rochester Ward 4 1
District No. 12 Rochester Ward 5 1
District No. 13 Dover Ward 1 1
District No. 14 Dover Ward 2 1
District No. 15 Dover Ward 3 1
District No. 16 Dover Ward 4 1
District No. 17 Dover Ward 5
Dover Ward 6
Somersworth Ward 2 3
District No. 18 Rollinsford
Somersworth Ward 1
Somersworth Ward 3
Somersworth Ward 4
Somersworth Ward 5 3
District No. 19 Dover Ward 1
Dover Ward 2 1
District No. 20 Dover Ward 3
Dover Ward 4 1
District No. 21 Dover Ward 5
Dover Ward 6
Rollinsford
Somersworth Ward 1
Somersworth Ward 2
Somersworth Ward 3
Somersworth Ward 4
Somersworth Ward 5 1
District No. 22 Rochester Ward 1
Rochester Ward 6 1
District No. 23 Rochester Ward 2
Rochester Ward 3 1
District No. 24 Rochester Ward 4
Rochester Ward 5 1
District No. 25 Barrington Lee 1
X. Sullivan County
District No. 1 Cornish
Grantham
Plainfield
Springfield 2
District No. 2 Croydon
Sunapee 1
District No. 3 Claremont Ward 1 1
District No. 4 Claremont Ward 2 1
District No. 5 Claremont Ward 3 1
District No. 6 Newport
Unity 2
District No. 7 Acworth
Goshen
Langdon
Lempster
Washington 1
District No. 8 Charlestown 1
District No. 9 Cornish
Croydon
Grantham
Newport
Plainfield
Springfield
Sunapee
Unity 1
District No. 10 Claremont Ward 1
Claremont Ward 2
Claremont Ward 3 1
District No. 11 Acworth
Charlestown
Goshen
Langdon
Lempster
Washington 1
2 Application. The changes in state representative districts established by this act shall not affect constituencies or terms of office of representatives presently in office. The state representative districts established by this act shall be in effect for the purpose of electing representatives at the 2022 state general election. If there shall be a vacancy in a state representatives district for any reason prior to the 2022 state general election, the vacancy shall be filled by and from the same state representative district that existed for the 2020 state general election. No provision of this act shall affect in any manner any of the proceedings of the membership of the house of representatives of the general court that assembled for a biennial session in January 2021.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
