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SB 45 · 2025 · Senate · Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee

Political signs on state property

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(New Title) clarifying the placement of advertising signs on state-owned property.

Clarifies the conditions under which political advertising signs may be placed on state-owned property.AI-generated

Status

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

Analysis

This bill clarifies the conditions under which political advertising may be placed on public property.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

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

“No advertising, including but not limited to political advertising, shall be placed on or affixed to any private property without the owner's consent.”
RSA 664:17
“No advertising, including but not limited to political advertising, shall be placed on or affixed to any state-owned public property.”
RSA 664:17
“This paragraph shall not apply to advertising that is placed on or affixed to state-owned rights-of-way with the consent of the owner of the land over which the right-of-way passes so long as the advertising does not obstruct the safe flow of traffic or violate any other applicable law.”
RSA 664:17
“All political advertising shall be removed by the candidate no later than the second Friday following the election unless the election is a primary and the advertising concerns a candidate who is a winner in the primary.”
RSA 664:17

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. James GrayRPrimeChair· Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Public testimony

7 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

57% support43% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I would love to see all those political signs vanish but doubt this will be enforced.…”
— Roy Schweiker, Concordsupports
“There should be no political advertisting on state owned property. It would imply that the state has a preference.”
— Megan Kilar, Candiaopposes

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 13, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0258s5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Feb 13, 2025SenateVoice voteCommittee amendment 2025-0258sadopted
  • Feb 13, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0258sadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the Senate
  • May 27, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate17–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Jun 5, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 14, 2025Public hearingSenate Election Law and Municipal Affairs33:12–54:5221m 40slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Feb 13, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0258s; Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0258s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2025-0258s — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 22, 2025Public hearingHouse Election Law3:28:03–3:29:171m 14slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • May 27, 2025Public hearingHouse Election Law19:41–21:041m 23slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Jun 5, 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 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3
  2. Jan 14, 2025SenHearing: 01/14/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:50 am; SC 5
  3. Feb 13, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0258s, 02/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9
  4. Feb 13, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-0258s, AA, VV; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
  5. Feb 13, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0258s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
  6. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 11 P. 110
  7. Apr 22, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/22/2025 01:20 pm LOB 306-308
  8. Apr 29, 2025House==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/29/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
  9. May 27, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 05/27/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
  10. May 27, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 05/27/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 27 P. 10
  11. Jun 5, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 13

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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