Alex de GeofroyOpposeRochester, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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HB1137
House · 2026 sessionRepublicanKilled in SenateNon-voting budget committee members
AIChanges the governing body, school board, and village district appointed members of the municipal budget committee to non-voting ex-officio roles.
relative to municipal budget committee membership.
MunicipalitiesEducation - General
Status
Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · April 3, 2026- ✓Introduced
- ✓House
- ✕Senate
- Governor
- Law
Division of testimony
27 submissionsSupport 6Oppose 21Neutral 0
Peter TorosianSupportAtkinson, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
I support the passage of HB- 1137. This is common sense legislation that aligns an ex-officio duties To current law as it pertains to conflict between serving on two or more committees. Currently, elected members on a municipalities Governing Board and serving as an Ex-officio to a Budget committe can vote on a budgetary item on both the Governing Board & The Budget Committee, In essence getting two votes on the same topic. Under Current Law a person can not run and be elected to both a Board of Selectmen and a Municipal Budget committe at the same time due to conflict of interest concerns. However that some person can get elected to a Board of Selectmen and while serving on that board be assigned as a voting ex-officio to budget committee, hence getting two votes on the same item and circumventing Conflict of interest concerns. Passage of this Bill would make any Ex-officio position advisory and (Non- Voting) this would add consistency and remove the double standard that exists in current law. Please vote OTP on HB-1137. Sincerely, The Honorable Peter Torosian
Patricia HuntOpposeFrancona, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
Municipal budget committee membership should be decided locally. Concord should take care of its own state business and keep out of local affairs!
Donna. Tully.OpposeLittleton, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
I am oppose this bill for the benefit of NH voters.
Hal KreiderSupportNorthwood, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
In Northwood, you usually need the support of approximately 40o town-wide voters to get elected to the Budget Committee (BC). In contrast, some village district members have been elected with as few as 10 votes - by voters focused on very narrow interests. Even though they might represent only 1/40th the number of people as a true BC member, the village district representatives' vote currently carries the exactly the same weight. This gives these representatives a grossly unfair level of influence. This bill would help level the playing field and give everyone equal representation. The effectiveness of the bill would be further enhanced in terms of fairness by stipulating that appointed members may only participate in the BC discussions that are directly related to their appointment. For example, it makes no sense to allow the representative from a village district formed to maintain their roads to participate in, and perhaps greatly influence, a discussion regarding the school budget. It should only be the school district representative participating in that discussion with the BC.
Debrah HowesOpposeBow, PAfor American Federation of Teachers - NHJan 30, 2026
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James MichaudOpposeHooksett, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Mary Beth TorosianSupportAtkinson, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Patricia E KelloggOpposeLittleton, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Lois CoteOpposeManchester, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Melanie KasparianSupportHudson, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Ellen AstleOpposeNorthumberland, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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JANICE KELBLEOpposeHooksett, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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INES MONTALVOSupportGorham, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Susan MooreOpposeWhitefield, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Barbara LangworthyOpposeFranconia NH, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Johann GriffinOpposeLancaster, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Stephen MonseinOpposeSugar Hill, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Marilyn MonseinOpposeSugar Hill, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Mary RuppertOpposeLyman, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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kris pastorizaOpposeeaston, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Nicole MacKayOpposeSugar Hill, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Eric PauerSupportBrookline, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Ruth O'NealOpposeEffingham, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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Amy EricksonOpposeWOLFEBORO, NHfor MyselfJan 30, 2026
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