HB 1151 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

relative to conservation commission appropriations.

HB 1151 clarifies how cities manage conservation funds by requiring city treasurers to hold all conservation fund money and disburse it only upon written orders from the conservation commission. It mandates that fund spending must be approved by a majority of the commission and requires a public hearing with notice before using funds for property purchases or contributions to qualified organizations. This bill directly affects city treasurers and conservation commissions in New Hampshire cities with established conservation funds, ensuring greater oversight for how these public funds are spent. The changes update existing law to strengthen commission authority over fund disbursement.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Signed May 19, 2026
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Version adopted by both bodies CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 3 edits
MINOR
All changes between the adopted version and the final chaptered version are technical and formatting-related, reflecting the standard chaptering process. The bill was assigned Chapter 72, section numbers were renumbered from sequential (1, 2, 3) to chapter-based (72:1, 72:2, 72:3), text was reflowed for line length, and a minor comma was removed. No substantive policy changes were made.
TIMELINE

Explicit approval date (May 18, 2026) and effective date (July 17, 2026) were added at the end of the bill, confirming the 60-day effective period already stated in the text.

TECHNICAL

Section numbers changed from sequential (1, 2, 3) to chapter-based format (72:1, 72:2, 72:3) as part of standard chaptering.

A comma was removed in section IV-a ('pursuant to RSA 36-A:5, and shall' became 'pursuant to RSA 36-A:5 and shall') and text was reflowed across lines for formatting consistency.

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Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 19, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/18/2026; Chapter 72; eff.07/17/2026
lower
Apr 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/09/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 6
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 27
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/17/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 9 P. 21
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 8
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jim Maggiore
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Rockingham 23