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HB 643 · 2025 · House · Municipal and County Government Committee

More Grafton County commissioners

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expanding the number of Grafton County commissioners.

Expands the number of Grafton County commissioners from 3 to 5 and provides that all commissioners be elected to 2-year terms.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill expands the number of Grafton County commissioners from 3 to 5, and provides that all such commissioners shall be elected to 2-year terms.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Joseph BartonRPrime
  • Rep. Susan DeLemusRClerk· Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Public testimony

81 signed in online · 27 wrote testimony

1% support99% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Creating unequal districts is unconstitutional. I strongly suspect that all other 9 counties have proportional districts. The districts created in this bill are not equal - each of the 5 districts should have 20% of the population.…”
— Connie Lane, Concord · My constituentsopposes
“These kids are already losing out on a lot of education., let them get the same education as their parents and grandparents have had! Just because the Republicans want to erase history is not right! Stop giving them all this power.”
— Deb Jenkins, Ossipeeopposes
“Please bury this bill and get on with the much more challenging work of legislating for the future of all Granite Staters. This is a candy bill for the majority; a few in power who're hell-bent on division as a solution to the cries of common men and women who're languishing.…”
— Peter Lovett, Holdernessopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-02-109:30 amHouse Municipal and County GovernmentLOB 301-303Public hearing
  • 2025-03-031:00 pmHouse Municipal and County GovernmentLOB 301-303Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 3 P. 20
  2. Feb 10, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/10/2025 10:05 am LOB 301-303
  3. Mar 3, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/03/2025 01:00 pm LOB 301-303
  4. Mar 3, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/03/2025 (Vote 18-0; RC)
  5. Mar 13, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 83

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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