HB 488 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

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

This bill limits conflicts of interest for municipal board and committee members in New Hampshire by prohibiting them from holding certain incompatible offices simultaneously. It specifically bans combinations like serving as both a selectman and treasurer, a town clerk and another elected office (with limited exceptions for tax collector roles), or a full-time municipal employee and positions on planning or budget committees. Existing officeholders with conflicting roles may remain until the next election, but new appointments must comply with these restrictions. The law applies to all municipal boards, committees, and related positions across the state.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2026
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Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
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Mar 19, 2026
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 03/26/2026; SC 11
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 2
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-3045h and 2026-0029h: MA DV 320-22 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 64
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-3045h (NT): AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 62
lower
Nov 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3045h (NT) 10/28/2025 (Vote 15-1; RC) HC 51 P. 42
lower
Sep 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Full Committee Work Session: 09/24/2025 09:00 am GP 154
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Retained in Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 3 P. 12
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Terry Spilsbury
RRepublican
NH
Sullivan 3