New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1137: relative to municipal budget committee membership.
Status: Failed, April 3, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to municipal budget committee membership. Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Aylward, Merr. 5; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Girard, Sull. 6; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. Rung, Hills. 12; Rep. See, Merr. 26; Rep. Spilsbury, Sull. 3; Rep. Bryer, Rock. 1; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Watters, Dist 4 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill changes the municipal budget committee's appointed members from the governing body, school board, and village district to be members serving in an ex-officio.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to municipal budget committee membership. Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Aylward, Merr. 5; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Girard, Sull. 6; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. Rung, Hills. 12; Rep. See, Merr. 26; Rep. Spilsbury, Sull. 3; Rep. Bryer, Rock. 1; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Watters, Dist 4 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill changes the municipal budget committee's appointed members from the governing body, school board, and village district to be members serving in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2291 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to municipal budget committee …
Sponsors
- Diane Pauer (R, 36) · primary sponsor
- Joe Alexander (R, 29)