New HampshireHampton and Rye would each appoint a Pease board director
The rejected proposal would have let Hampton and Rye each appoint a director to the Pease Development Authority’s nine-member board.
What it does
Under the rejected proposal, Hampton and Rye town boards would each appoint one director to the Pease Development Authority’s nine-member board.
Under the rejected proposal, five directors would have to be present for board business. Decisions would need five yes votes, or six for rules about how land is used.
Argument forHampton and Rye appointees could bring their towns’ concerns into board decisions.
Argument againstIf only five directors attended, requiring all five to vote yes could delay a board decision when one disagreed.
More detail
Hampton and Rye town boards would each appoint one director. This would apply to the nine-member Pease Development Authority board. The board membership rules would have taken effect April 30, 2026, if enacted.
The board would need five yes votes to act. Five of the nine directors would have to be present to conduct board business. The board would need six yes votes to adopt rules for how land is used. The voting rules would have taken effect April 30, 2026, if enacted.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 7Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 01/07/2026; SJ 1Latest
- 2025
- Oct 13Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 01/07/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 46Minor
- Mar 13Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7Minor
- Mar 7Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/13/2025, Vote 4-0, CC SC 12
- Feb 5Hearing: 02/12/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:45 am; SC 9
- Jan 23Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3Introduced
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