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Committee exec session: dozens of municipal bills moved; many placed on consent calendar
Summary
The Municipal and County Government Committee advanced many bills to the consent calendar and reported a set of contested measures to the House calendar after votes; several motions were unanimous while others (notably HB 1195, HB 1027, HB 1273 and HB 1575) drew divided votes.
The New Hampshire House Municipal and County Government Committee spent Feb. 17 in a marathon executive session that produced recommendations on more than three dozen bills. Many routine or technical measures were recommended for the consent calendar on unanimous or near‑unanimous votes; a handful of bills drew extended debate and recorded, divided committee votes.
What the committee did: The panel used the 'inexpedient to legislate' (ITL) recommendation on a number of bills where sponsors did not appear or where members said existing statutes already addressed the issue. Examples of unanimous ITL recommendations (17‑0) include HB 1386 (citizen‑initiated school audits), HB 1181FN (public notice for zoning appeals), HB 1327 (commercial zoning definition) and HB 1473FN (use of agricultural fairground property). Several housekeeping or clarifying bills were recommended 'ought to pass' and placed on the consent calendar, among them HB 1118 (raising deposit thresholds for municipal treasurers) and HB…
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