New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1759: relative to the disqualification of a member of a local land use board.
Status: Failed, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the disqualification of a member of a local land use board. Rep. Aylward, Merr. 5; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill makes a land use board's vote on whether a member should be disqualified binding rather than advisory, requiring recusal if a majority finds disqualification is warranted. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added.
From the amended text, February 19, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the disqualification of a member of a local land use board. Rep. Aylward, Merr. 5; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill makes a land use board's vote on whether a member should be disqualified binding rather than advisory, requiring recusal if a majority finds disqualification is warranted. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 19Feb2026... 0240h 26-2741 06/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the disqualification of a member of a local land use board. 1 Disqualification of Member. Amend RSA 673:14, II to read as follows: II. When uncertainty arises as to the …
Sponsors
- David Fracht (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Deborah Aylward (R, 5)