# New Hampshire HB124: (New Title) enabling a municipal forest committee or conservation commission to offer surplus money to the municipality for deposit in the municipal unreserved fund balance.

New Hampshire HB124, (New Title) enabling a municipal forest committee or conservation commission to offer surplus money to the municipality for deposit in the municipal unreserved fund balance., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Arnold G Davis (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-22 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 165; eff. 09/13/2025 HJ 18) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB124-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB124
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) enabling a municipal forest committee or conservation commission to offer surplus money to the municipality for deposit in the municipal unreserved fund balance.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-07-22, Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 165; eff. 09/13/2025 HJ 18
- Sponsor: Arnold G Davis (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Arnold G Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian D Cole (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James W Tierney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lori E Korzen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Ouellet (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sean C Durkin (Republican), House

## Actions (15)

- 2025-07-22: Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 165; eff. 09/13/2025 HJ 18 (House)
- 2025-07-07: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 59 (House)
- 2025-07-03: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1707s (Rep. Pauer): MA VV 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 14 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Committee Amendment # 2025-1707s, AA, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11 (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1707s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/01/2025; SJ 11 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1707s, 05/01/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Hearing: 04/22/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 18 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 10 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0861h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 42 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Amendment # 2025-0861h (NT): AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 42 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0861h (NT) 03/10/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 17 P. 23 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Executive Session: 03/10/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Public Hearing: 02/27/2025 03:30 pm LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-06: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 6 (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-07-03: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=107&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-06: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=4673)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16895)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16122)

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- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=107&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=4673)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16895)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16122)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB124-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).