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Committee executive session: how members voted on 7 bills heard in January
Summary
At an executive session following public hearings, New Hampshire House Municipal & County Government members dispatched seven bills with recommendations to the House floor: the committee recommended ITL on some measures and Ought to Pass (as amended) on others. Key roll-call tallies and motions are listed below.
The Municipal and County Government Committee moved from public hearings into an executive session on Jan. 23, 2025, and produced committee recommendations on seven bills the panel had considered in recent weeks. The committee recorded roll-call tallies and formal motions for each bill; below is a concise listing of actions and results as entered in the minutes.
Votes at a glance
- House Bill 84 (fees for certain recreational vehicles on campgrounds): Committee recommendation — Inexpedient to legislate (ITL). Motion: ITL moved by Representative McDonald; second by Representative Maggiore. Committee vote: 18–0 (ITL).
- House Bill 86 (service-of-notice fee for civil forfeiture of unlicensed dogs; align with certified-mail rate): Committee accepted an OLS amendment and then voted Ought to Pass as Amended. An amendment to use the U.S. Postal Service certified-mail rate was accepted; the committee then voted to recommend passage as amended. Final committee recommendation: Ought to Pass as Amended. Committee vote on final motion: 18–0.
- House Bill 92 (conflict-of-interest limits for simultaneous service on planning and zoning boards): A committee amendment was proposed and defeated by roll call (amendment vote 5–13). Subsequent procedural motions left the bill in continued drafting; the committee recessed consideration of HB 92 for further work rather than advancing a floor recommendation at this session.
- House Bill 99 (disabled-veteran property-tax credits): The committee accepted an amendment raising the optional maximum credit from $4,000 to $5,000 and clarifying the text so that the credit applies to "permanent and total" disability and to prevent stacking with other credits. Committee recommendation: Ought to Pass as Amended. Final roll-call: 18–0.
- House Bill 101 (exempting certain elderly homeowners from paying property taxes): Committee recommendation — Inexpedient to legislate (ITL). Motion: ITL (mover: Representative Stavis). Committee vote: 18–0.
- House Bill 110 (authorizing counties to establish a county public-safety revolving fund): Committee accepted a stakeholder-drafted amendment that added guardrails (deposits, county treasurer custody, and limits on excess balances returned to a general fund). Committee recommendation: Ought to Pass as Amended. Final committee vote (motion passed): 11–7.
- House Bill 78 (county commissioner domicile requirement): Committee accepted an amendment clarifying the domicile/inhabitant standard and recommended Ought to Pass as Amended. Final committee vote: 13–5.
Process notes and next steps
Committee chairs and members were explicit that amendments drafted after hearings should be circulated to committee members at least 48 hours before the executive session to allow review. Several bills that received complex stakeholder drafting or failed amendment votes (notably HB 92) will return for additional drafting or a future executive session before a floor recommendation.
Ending: Committee reports (majority/minority) will be prepared and submitted to House Committee Services per established deadlines. The committee’s recommendations will be placed on the House calendar for future floor action.
