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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1526: relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1526 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on December 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof. Primary sponsor: Robert Wherry (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 23, 2026): Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/23/2026; SJ 10.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert WherryPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 13
Claudine BurnhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseStrafford 2
Susan DeRoyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseStrafford 3
Lisa FreemanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseBelknap 8
Tom MannionCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 1
Mary MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 27
Diane PauerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 36
John SellersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseGrafton 10
Clayton WoodCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseMerrimack 13

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/23/2026; SJ 10
  2. Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 04/23/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15
  3. Hearing: 04/14/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 10:00 am; SC 14
  4. Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7
  5. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0694h: MA DV 187-158 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 47
  6. Amendment # 2026-0694h: AA DV 186-153 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 46
  7. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
  8. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0694h 02/17/2026 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 10 P. 69
  9. Executive Session: 02/17/2026 09:00 am GP 154
  10. Public Hearing: 01/30/2026 10:30 am GP 154
  11. Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 24

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source