# New Hampshire HB78: requiring a person to have a domicile in the district from which they serve as county commissioner.

New Hampshire HB78, requiring a person to have a domicile in the district from which they serve as county commissioner., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Len P Turcotte (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/08/2025; Chapter 6; eff. 05/08/2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB78-2025-2026
- 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 HB78
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: requiring a person to have a domicile in the district from which they serve as county commissioner.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-23
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/08/2025; Chapter 6; eff. 05/08/2025
- Sponsor: Len P Turcotte (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: Len P Turcotte (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aidan Ankarberg (Independent), House
- Cosponsor: Claudine R Burnham (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gray
- Cosponsor: Kelley L Potenza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael E Granger (Republican), House

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/08/2025; Chapter 6; eff. 05/08/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-30: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/10/2025 HJ 12 P. 163 (House)
- 2025-04-29: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/17/2025); SJ 11 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Hearing: 03/18/2025, Room 103, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 13 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0034h: MA VV 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 32 (House)
- 2025-02-06: Amendment # 2025-0034h: AA DV 325-30 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 32 (House)
- 2025-01-28: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-01-28: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0034h 01/23/2025 (Vote 13-5; RC) HC 10 P. 10 (House)
- 2025-01-15: Executive Session: 01/23/2025 01:40 pm LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-08: Public Hearing: 01/13/2025 01:35 pm LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2024-12-23: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 5 (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-29: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=104&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2024-12-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=3374)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13965)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=12172)

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- 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=104&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=3374)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13965)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=12172)

## 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-HB78-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).