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Committee issues executive‑session recommendations on a dozen bills; list includes communications‑district study, timber yield tax and historic‑horse‑racing rul
Summary
In executive session the Municipal and County Government Committee issued recommendations for a package of bills, including approvals with amendments for a communications‑district planning bill and changes to timber yield taxation for carbon sequestration, and ITL recommendations on several other measures.
Following public hearings, the Municipal and County Government Committee on March 3 moved into executive session and recorded recommendations across a set of bills the committee had recently heard. The committee recorded votes on amendments and final recommendations; below are the committee outcomes and the committee's immediate procedural steps.
Votes at a glance
- HB 569 — Establishment of countywide communications districts: Amendment 2025‑0561H was adopted (vote 18‑0) to make municipal participation opt‑in and to allow municipalities to join planning committees later; committee recommendation: Ought to Pass as amended (18‑0). (Chair authorized consent‑calendar placement.)
- HB 643 FN — Expanding the number of Grafton County Commissioners: Committee recommendation: Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL) (18‑0). Reported to regular calendar (fiscal note).
- HB 125 — Electing Strafford County…
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