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Bills

355 public records

• HB1759: relative to the disqualification of a member of a local land use board. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Fracht, Graf. 16; Rep. Aylward, Merr. 5; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36 Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• HB1807: (New Title) relative to mandatory reports to voters. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Peternel, Carr. 6; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 36; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Drago, Rock. 4; Rep. Colcombe, Hills. 30; Rep. DeVito, Rock. 8; Sen. Murphy, Di… Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB244: updating and recodifying the municipal enforcement of the building and fire code. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27; Rep. Erf, Hills. 28; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Local government
• HB281: requiring electronic voter checklists to be supplied in a sortable format. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Wood, Merr. 13 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB317: (New Title) allowing a supervisor of the checklist to verify a person's identity, with identification, if they personally know that person. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Wood, Merr. 13; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1 Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• HB323: requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote. Bill · 2026 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. McFarlane, Graf. 18; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Sellers, Graf. 18; Rep. Sweeney, Rock. 25; Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. Soti, Rock. 35; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. Ulery, H… Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• HB340: relative to electioneering by public employees. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Corcoran, Hills. 28; Rep. Mazur, Hills. 44; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16 Business and labor Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB348: relative to eligibility for local assistance. Bill · 2026 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. McFarlane, Graf. 18; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2; Rep. Sweeney, Rock. 25; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Bogert, Belk. 5; Rep. Roy, Rock. 3… Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• HB463: relative to the composition of the board of recount in elections for the select board and for the school board. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Colcombe, Hills. 30; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Fedolfi, Hills. 30; Rep. Mary Murphy, Hills. 27; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Sen. Innis, Dist 7 Education Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB481: (New Title) relative to the state primary date. Bill · 2026 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Schultz, Merr. 29; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Gregg, Hills. 7; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Sen. Lang, Dist 2 Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• HB488: (Second New Title) relative to limiting conflicts of interest and concentrations of power for municipal board and committee members. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Spilsbury, Sull. 3 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Local government
• HB590: relative to cooperative school district school board elections. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Andrus, Merr. 5; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Colcombe, Hills. 30; Rep. Comtois, Belk. 7; Rep. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. See, Merr. 26; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Wood, Merr. … Education Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB686: (New Title) prohibiting certain public entities from conducting or sponsoring political surveys, polls, or questionnaires in their official capacities. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. DeRoy, Straf. 3; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Wherry… Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• SB220: relative to public hearings and deliberation for the denial of tax exemptions. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Sen. Abbas, Dist 22 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Taxation
• SB436: relative to zoning board of adjustment membership criteria. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Housing and property
• SB437: making a line on the return that enumerates the number of people who attempted to register to vote but were denied registration due to lack of required documentation. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Rep. Lane, Merr… Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• SB514: preventing ballot questions concerning alterations to municipal tax caps from being altered by local legislative bodies. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Innis, Dist 7 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting Local government Taxation
• SB534: (New Title) relative to compliance with certain political expenditures and contribution statutes. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Sirois, Hills. 32; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32; Rep. D. Kelley, Hills. 32; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36 Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• SB587: creating criteria for redistricting of congressional districts, state senate districts, state house of representatives districts, and executive councilor districts. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Rep. Telers… Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• SB588: requiring that all municipalities that are served by a school district vote on the closure of schools. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Noble, Hills. 2 Education Election Law and Municipal Affairs Local government
• SB643: (Second New Title) requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps and requiring municipalities to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Rep. Barbour, Hills. 35; Rep. Sellers, Graf. 10 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Local government Public finance Taxation
• SB653: (New Title) enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets and relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof. Bill · 2026 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Sen. Lang, Dist 2 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Local government Public finance
• HB110: authorizing counties to establish revolving fund accounts. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Trottier, Belk. 8; Rep. Bordes, Belk. 5; Rep. Coker, Belk. 2; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Public finance
• HB124: (New Title) enabling a municipal forest committee or conservation commission to offer surplus money to the municipality for deposit in the municipal unreserved fund balance. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. A. Davis, Coos 2; Rep. Cole, Hills. 26; Rep. Ouellet, Coos 3; Rep. Tierney, Coos 1; Rep. Michael. Murphy, Coos 6; Rep. Durkin, Coos 1; Rep. Korzen, Coos 7 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Environment and natural resources Local government Public finance
• HB138: relative to tax impact notation on warrant articles with multi-year tax impacts. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Caplan, Merr. 8; Rep. Fracht, Graf. 16; Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12; Rep. Preece, Hills. 17; Rep. Sheehan, Hills. 43; Rep. Spilsbury… Election Law and Municipal Affairs Taxation
• HB151: relative to the term for supervisors of the checklist. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Berezhny, Graf. 11; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2; Rep. Prudhomme-O'Brien, Rock. 13 Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• HB154: enabling voters to request to have their ballots hand-counted. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. See, Merr. 26; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Wood, Merr. 13; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Devoid, Merr. 1 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB168: relative to including municipal public works facilities as eligible capital facilities for the assessment of impact fees. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. T. Dolan, Rock. 16; Rep. Lascelles, Hills. 14; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Rep. Melvin, Rock. 20; Rep. Veilleux, Hills. 34; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. W… Election Law and Municipal Affairs Local government
• HB200: relative to the procedure for overriding a local tax cap. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Berezhny, Graf. 11; Rep. Bryer, Rock. 1; Rep. Nalevanko, Ches. 9; Rep. Rollins, Sull. 3; Rep. Spilsbury, Sull. 3; Rep. Bailey, Straf. 2; Rep. Burnham, … Election Law and Municipal Affairs Taxation
• HB217: relative to absentee ballots. Bill · 2025 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Sen. Gray, Dist 6 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB228: relative to petitioned articles at annual or special town meetings. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Burroughs, Carr. 2; Rep. Colcombe, Hills. 30; Rep. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 3; Rep. W. MacDonald, Rock. 16; Rep. Sellers, Graf. 18; Rep. Veilleux, Hills. 34… Election Law and Municipal Affairs Local government
• HB230: relative to the adoption of public health ordinances by municipalities. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 3; Rep. Layon, Rock. 13; Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Drago, Rock. 4; Sen. Innis, Dist 7 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Health care Local government
• HB261: relative to election audits. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. See, Merr. 26; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. M. Aron, Sull. 8; Rep. Cole, Hills. 26 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB265: (New Title) requiring that a public body's meeting minutes include start and end times of the meeting and the printed name of the recording secretary. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. M. Smith, Straf. 10; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17 Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• HB269: relative to the date for correction of the voter checklist. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Soti, Rock. 35; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB270: (New Title) requiring the preservation of electronic ballot counting device external storage devices. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. DeRoy, Straf. 3; Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Wood, Merr. 13; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB274: relative to the verification of voter rolls annually. Bill · 2025 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Rep. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Wood, Merr. 13 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB284: requiring tax impact statements on municipal warrant articles. Bill · 2025 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 36; Rep. Porcelli, Rock. 19; Rep. Weyler, Rock. 14; Rep. P. Brown, Rock. 14; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Local government Taxation
• HB288: (New Title) limiting how far in advance of an election an absentee ballot may be requested. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Wood, Merr. 13 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB294: relative to the processing of absentee ballots. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Daniels, Hills. 43; Rep. Dargie, Hills. 43; Rep. Petrigno, Hills. 43; Rep. W. MacDonald, Rock. 16; Rep. Sheehan, Hills. 43; Rep. Schamberg, Merr. 6; Rep. Flanagan, Hills. 45;… Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB327: relative to filing for office and witnessing affidavits. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. McFarlane, Graf. 18; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Sellers, Graf. 18; Rep. Comtois, Belk. 7; Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. Ulery, Hills. 13; Rep. Warden, Hills. 39; Rep. Franz, … Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• HB356: enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections. Bill · 2025 · Vetoed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Aylward, Merr. 5; Rep. Boehm, Hills. 14; Rep. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 3; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Creighton, Hills. 30 Education Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB367: changing the method for adopting partisan town elections to be the same as rescinding partisan town elections. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Aylward, Merr. 5; Rep. Boehm, Hills. 14; Rep. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 3; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Creighton, Hills. 30 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting Local government
• HB373: relative to the management and regulation of town real property. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Edgar, Rock. 29; Rep. McGrath, Rock. 40; Rep. Muns, Rock. 29; Rep. Cole, Hills. 26; Rep. T. Dolan, Rock. 16; Rep. Franz, Graf. 6; Rep. Fracht, Graf. 16… Election Law and Municipal Affairs Housing and property Local government
• HB374: (New Title) relative to local tax cap and budget laws. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Bryer, Rock. 1; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32; Rep. Lascelles, Hills. 14; Rep. Tim Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep.… Election Law and Municipal Affairs Public finance Taxation
• HB421: relative to notice of tax exempt-status filing procedures by town officials or offices. Bill · 2025 · Senate Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. Janigian, Rock. 25; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12; Rep. … Election Law and Municipal Affairs Local government Taxation
• HB426: relative to property tax exemptions for charitable organizations for the prior tax year. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. J. MacDonald, Carr. 6; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Rep. Crawford, Carr. 3; Rep. Peternel, Carr. 6; Rep. Rung, Hills. 12; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Housing and property Taxation
• HB464: (New Title) prohibiting certain candidates for political office from participating in counting ballots. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. de Vries, Rock. 29; Rep. H. Howard, Straf. 4 Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting
• HB474: requiring a second witness at the counting of write-in votes. Bill · 2025 · Signed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Wood, Merr. 13; Rep. Bailey, Straf. 2; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13 Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• HB475: relative to the reductions from the default budget for official ballot town meetings. Bill · 2025 · Vetoed by Governor Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs · Rep. Dunn, Rock. 16; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. Aures, Merr. 13; Rep. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Colcombe, Hills. 30; Rep. DeRoy, Straf. 3; Rep. Paue… Election Law and Municipal Affairs Elections and voting Local government Public finance