relative to the manner of posting the warrant for town meetings.

The bill header changed from 'AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE' to 'VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES,' indicating the bill reached final adoption without additional changes.

The bill's scope was expanded from covering only special town meetings to covering all town meetings (both regular and special). The title changed from 'special town meeting' to 'town meetings.'

An entirely new section (amending RSA 39:5) was added to govern warrant posting for regular town meetings. It requires selectmen to post an attested copy at the place of meeting, one other public place in town, and on the town's website (if it exists), all at least 14 days before the meeting day. The 14-day count excludes the posting day and meeting day but includes weekends and holidays.

For special meetings, the House version required both newspaper publication AND website posting. The Senate version replaced this with a 'choose at least 2 of 3 methods' system: (a) newspaper publication at least 7 days before, (b) physical posting at the meeting place and one other public location at least 14 days before, or (c) website posting at least 14 days before. This gives towns more flexibility in how they notify residents.

A new requirement was added that if a warrant is posted on a town's website, it must appear prominently on the home page, or a direct link to the notice must appear prominently on the home page. This applies to both special and regular meetings.

Specific timelines were introduced: newspaper publication must occur at least 7 days before a special meeting, while physical and website postings must occur at least 14 days before. The House version had no specific day counts.

A clarification was added that the new regular meeting posting requirements do not apply to special meetings held under RSA 39:1; those continue to follow the separate rules in RSA 39:4.

The core requirement changed from allowing website posting as an alternative to newspaper publication ('in lieu of') to requiring website posting in addition to newspaper publication. Website posting is now explicitly stated to 'not be a substitute for' newspaper publication.

A new exception was added: newspaper publication is only required 'if one exists' in the town, acknowledging that some small towns may not have a local newspaper of general circulation.

A new exception was added: website posting is only required 'if the town maintains one,' so towns without a website are not penalized.