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HB 339 · 2025 · House · Municipal and County Government Committee

Agriculture in municipal master plans

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relative to municipal master plans.

Expands the required scope of municipal master plans to include preservation of agricultural land and promotion of food production enterprises, among other relevant topics.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 20, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill expands the scope of the master plan to include preservation of agriculture land and promotion of food production enterprises as well as any other relevant topics.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Peter BixbyDPrimeRanking Member· Environment and Agriculture
  • Rep. Judy AronRChair· Environment and Agriculture
  • Rep. Nicholas GermanaDDeputy Democratic Floor Leader
  • Rep. Allison KnabDRanking Member· Resources, Recreation, and Development

Also: Rep. Linda HaskinsD, Sen. David WattersD

Public testimony

9 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

78% support22% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“HB 339 Written testimony Rep. Peter Bixby, Straff. 13 1/30/2025 HB 339 adds a section on agriculture and food production to the RSA that governs municipal master plans.…”
— Peter Bixby, Dover · Prime sponsorsupports

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
  • Feb 10, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate17–1
    Overall
    94% yea
  • Feb 20, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 30, 2025Public hearingHouse Municipal and County Government1:42:56–1:46:203m 24slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 10, 2025Public hearingHouse Municipal and County Government5:39:44–5:45:155m 31slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Feb 20, 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. 15
  2. Jan 30, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/30/2025 10:50 am LOB 301-303
  3. Feb 10, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/10/2025 02:00 pm LOB 301-303
  4. Feb 10, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/10/2025 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 12 P. 8
  5. Feb 20, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 9

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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