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HB 229 · 2025 · House · Municipal and County Government Committee

Repealing alternative zoning adoption procedure

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repealing the alternative procedure for adoption of zoning ordinances.

Repeals the alternative procedure allowing non-charter towns, village districts, and counties with unincorporated places to adopt zoning ordinances.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 26, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill repeals the authority for non-charter towns, village districts, or counties with unincorporated places to adopt zoning ordinances through alternative procedures.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“"Local legislative body" means one of the following basic forms of government utilized by a municipality:”
RSA 672:8

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Michael VoseRPrimeChair· Science, Technology and Energy
  • Rep. Gregory HillRChair· Legislative Administration
  • Rep. Dan McGuireRVice Chair· Finance
  • Rep. Diane PauerRChair· Municipal and County Government
  • Rep. Walter SpilsburyRVice Chair· Education Funding
  • Rep. Jordan UleryRVice Chair· Ways and Means
  • Sen. Timothy LangRMajority Whip

Also: Rep. Len TurcotteR, Rep. Donald McFarlaneR

Public testimony

5 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

40% support60% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Another attack on local control over cancerous developers in NH communities and featherbed wealthy developers. This is an all-out assault on NH quality of life.”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 10, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate18–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Mar 3, 2025Public hearingHouse Municipal and County Government1:29:18–1:32:403m 22slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Mar 10, 2025Public hearingHouse Municipal and County Government4:52:54–4:56:213m 27slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 11
  2. Mar 3, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/03/2025 10:10 am LOB 301-303
  3. Mar 10, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/10/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
  4. Mar 10, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/10/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 17 P. 23
  5. Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 43

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.