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HB 423 · 2025 · House · Election Law Committee

Consent required for political ads

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requiring the consent of property owners for the placement of political advertisements on public property abutting their land.

Requires consent of the nearest abutting property owner before political advertisements are placed on adjacent public property and allows such owners to remove noncompliant advertisements.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: I. Requires the consent of the closest abutting property owner to a public rights-of-way prior to the placement of political advertisements on said public property. II. Allows a private citizen whose property abuts public property to remove or take down political advertisements on said public property.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Kenneth WeylerRPrimeChair· Finance
  • Rep. Pam BrownRClerk· Education Funding

Also: Rep. Lilli WalshR

Public testimony

16 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony

19% support81% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Yet another unnecessary and unreasonable burden on those who would place political advertising.”
— Russell Cumbee, Franconia, NHopposes
“I strongly oppose this bill. This bill allows abutters to public land where political advertising signs are allowed to prevent those signs from being placed on the public land.…”
— Patricia Anastasia, Londonderryopposes
“This bill puts parents who are careful in their vaccination decision making who reject one or more doses of vaccines at risk of being declared "neglectful". This bill also puts parents who reject gender ideology to protect their child from harmful transgender drugs and…”
— Laura Condon, BEDFORDopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-2810:00 amHouse Election LawLOB 306-308Public hearing
  • 2025-02-0410:10 amHouse Election LawLOB 306-308Public hearing
  • 2025-02-1110:10 amHouse Election LawLOB 306-308Public hearing
  • 2025-02-1810:10 amHouse Election LawLOB 306-308Public hearing
  • 2025-03-1810:00 amHouse Election LawLOB 306-308Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 9
  2. Jan 28, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/28/2025 10:40 am LOB 306-308
  3. Feb 4, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/04/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308
  4. Feb 11, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/11/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308
  5. Feb 18, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/18/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308
  6. Mar 18, 2025House==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
  7. Mar 18, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/18/2025 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 17 P. 13
  8. Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 21

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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