HB 1124 New Hampshire House · 2024 Regular Session

relative to limiting conflicts of interest for municipal board and committee members.

This bill restricts how many local government roles a single person can hold at the same time to prevent conflicts of interest and excessive power. It specifically bars individuals from holding multiple elected or appointed offices simultaneously, such as serving as both a selectman and a full-time town employee, or holding more than two municipal board memberships. The law also prohibits officials who manage town funds from acting as auditors and prevents employees from serving on committees that oversee their own work areas. These rules apply to all towns and municipalities, ensuring that no one can hold incompatible positions while still allowing them to share information and provide clerical help between offices.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 28, 2023 Last action May 22, 2024
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Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 15, 2024
Committee
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/22/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 8
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0979h: MA VV 03/21/2024 HJ 9 P. 15
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
Amendment # 2024-0979h (NT): AA VV 03/21/2024 HJ 9 P. 15
lower
Mar 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0979h (NT) 03/06/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC)
lower
Nov 28, 2023
Introduced
Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Municipal and County Government
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Terry Spilsbury
RRepublican
NH
Sullivan 3