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HB 1497 · 2026 · House · Municipal and County Government Committee

Removing local land use board members

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relative to replacing members of local land use boards for certain conduct.

Establishes procedures and standards for removing and replacing members of local land use boards for certain conduct.AI-generated

Status

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

Analysis

This bill establishes procedures and standards for the removal and replacement of members from local land use boards.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Deborah AylwardRPrime

Rep. Matt Sabourin dit ChoinièreR

Public testimony

3 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

0% support67% oppose33% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

This seems overly prescriptive and litigious. Has existing statute failed? How?
Daniel Richardson, Nashuaneutral

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-209:30 amHouse Municipal and County GovernmentGP 154Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 23
  2. Jan 20, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/20/2026 10:50 am GP 154
  3. Jan 20, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 01/20/2026 10:50 am GP 154
  4. Jan 20, 2026HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/20/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 5 P. 13
  5. Feb 5, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 16

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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