New Hampshire HB1214: relative to public libraries.

What the bill says

An act relative to public libraries. Rep. Andrus, Merr. 5; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. DeVito, Rock. 8; Rep. Giasson, Hills. 29; Rep. Reinfurt, Hills. 29; Rep. Sellers, Graf. 10 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allows a municipality's governing body to assume governance of a public library. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to cur.

From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:

AN ACT relative to public libraries. Rep. Andrus, Merr. 5; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. DeVito, Rock. 8; Rep. Giasson, Hills. 29; Rep. Reinfurt, Hills. 29; Rep. Sellers, Graf. 10 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allows a municipality's governing body to assume governance of a public library. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2706 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to public libraries. II. "Library trustees" shall mean the governing board of a public library, except where the municipality adopts the provisions of RSA 202-A:26. 2 New Section; Public Libraries. Amend RSA 202-A by inserting …

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Sponsors

• Kristine Perez (R, 16) · primary sponsor
• Louise Andrus (R, 5)
• (R, 29)