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HB 1082 · 2026 · House · Election Law Committee

Removing political signs after elections

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enabling municipalities to remove political signs from state-owned property located within the municipality after an election.

Enables municipalities to remove political signs from state-owned property within the municipality after an election.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 5, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill enables municipalities to remove political signs from state-owned property located within the municipality after an election.

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

“No political advertising shall be placed on or affixed to any public property including highway rights-of-way or private property without the owner's consent.”
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
“Any political advertising remaining on any public property, including highway rights-of-way or state owned property, after the second Friday following the election may be removed by the municipality in which the advertising has been placed or affixed.”
RSA 664:17
“Political advertising may be placed within state-owned rights-of-way as long as the advertising does not obstruct the safe flow of traffic and the advertising is placed with the consent of the owner of the land over which the right-of-way passes.”
RSA 664:17

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Catherine RombeauDPrime
  • Rep. Daniel VeilleuxDDeputy Ranking Member· Transportation
  • Rep. Ted GorskiRVice Chair· Transportation
  • Sen. Denise RicciardiRDeputy Majority Leader

Also: Rep. Charles FooteR, Rep. Nancy MurphyD, Rep. Rosemarie RungD, Rep. Wendy ThomasD, Sen. Donovan FentonD

Public testimony

12 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

50% support50% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“We do not have a voter fraud problem in NH. There is zero proof of such. We already have to show our driver license. “Show me your papers” is not what we need for free and fair elections. Please reject this bill.”
— Joe Short, Concordopposes

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, 2026HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate14–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 5, 2026HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 3, 2026Public hearingHouse Election Law1:22:04–1:41:2019m 16slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Mar 5, 2026Floor 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 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 5
  2. Feb 3, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 02/03/2026 10:20 am GP 158
  3. Feb 10, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/10/2026 11:00 am GP 158
  4. Feb 10, 2026HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/10/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 9 P. 13
  5. Mar 5, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 14

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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