New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1044: relative to the filling of vacancies in the office of a county commissioner.
Status: Signed into law, July 21, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the filling of vacancies in the office of a county commissioner. Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Bailey, Straf. 2; Rep. Walker, Straf. 19; Rep. DeRoy, Straf. 3; Rep. Harrington, Straf. 18; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. Farrington, Straf. 8; Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Sen. Gray, Dist 6 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill requires a vacancy in the office of county commissioner to be filled by the members of the county convention and allows district-based voti.
From the chaptered text, May 8, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the filling of vacancies in the office of a county commissioner. Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Bailey, Straf. 2; Rep. Walker, Straf. 19; Rep. DeRoy, Straf. 3; Rep. Harrington, Straf. 18; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. Farrington, Straf. 8; Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Sen. Gray, Dist 6 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill requires a vacancy in the office of county commissioner to be filled by the members of the county convention and allows district-based voting where applicable. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 5Feb2026... 0069h 03/26/2026 1205s 26-2403 08/06 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six …
Sponsors
- Leonard Turcotte (R, 4) · primary sponsor
- Claudine Burnham (R, 2)