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NH HB 488

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relative to limiting conflicts of interest and concentrations of power for municipalboard and committee members.

New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NH HB 488 pass?

No. NH HB 488 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-20): Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/26/2026; SJ 7

What is NH HB 488 about?

NH HB 488 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “relative to limiting conflicts of interest and concentrations of power for municipalboard and committee members.”.

Who sponsors NH HB 488?

Walter Spilsbury is the primary sponsor of NH HB 488.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2026-03-20 — Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Walter Spilsburyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-20

    Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/26/2026; SJ 7

    failure

  2. 2026-03-19

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 03/26/2026; SC 11

    committee-failure

  3. 2026-03-04

    Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:30 am; SC 9

  4. 2026-01-15

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 2

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-08

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-3045h and 2026-0029h: MA DV 320-22 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 64

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  6. 2026-01-08

    FLAM # 2026-0029h (NT) (Rep. Pauer): AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 63

  7. 2026-01-08

    Amendment # 2025-3045h (NT): AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 62

  8. 2025-11-13

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3045h (NT) 10/28/2025 (Vote 15-1; RC) HC 51 P. 42

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-10-08

    ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 10/28/2025 11:00 am GP 154

  10. 2025-09-03

    Full Committee Work Session: 09/24/2025 09:00 am GP 154

  11. 2025-09-03

    ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 09/24/2025 01:00 pm GP 154

  12. 2025-01-31

    Retained in Committee

  13. 2025-01-22

    Executive Session: 01/30/2025 02:00 pm LOB 301-303

  14. 2025-01-15

    Public Hearing: 01/23/2025 01:20 pm LOB 301-303

  15. 2025-01-14

    Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 3 P. 12

    introduction,referral-committee

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