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+type: "Bill"
+title: "relative to appeals of certain zoning decisions by abutters."
+description: "relative to appeals of certain zoning decisions by abutters."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
+legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "HB 1359"
+citation: "New Hampshire HB 1359 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Len P. Turcotte"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2023-12-06"
+last_action: "2024-07-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f08886e-aef5-42f3-b2e0-36a2833472a3"
+source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2277&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
+source_hash: "8b85ea6e68c2b4c66647dcb9493482e0bccd95741db81fd04a07f47b04b7e713"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
+---
+
+# New Hampshire HB 1359 (2024) — relative to appeals of certain zoning decisions by abutters.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1364&txtFormat=html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- OTP — **265–88** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Len P. Turcotte — primary (person)
+- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
+- Joe H. Alexander — cosponsor (person)
+- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-12-06** Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 17 `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-01-31** Public Hearing: 02/07/2024 02:30 pm LOB 301-303
+- **2024-02-15** Executive Session: 02/21/2024 09:30 am LOB 307
+- **2024-02-27** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/21/2024 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 9 P. 28 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-27** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
+- **2024-03-07** FLAM # 2024-0952h (Rep. Pauer): AF DV 130-224 03/07/2024 HJ 7 P. 85
+- **2024-03-07** Ought to Pass: MA RC 265-88 03/07/2024 HJ 7 P. 86 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
+- **2024-03-13** Introduced 03/07/2024 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-20** Hearing: 03/26/2024, Room 103, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 12
+- **2024-05-01** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/16/2024, Vote 3-0; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-05-16** Special Order to 05/16/2024, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2024 SJ 12
+- **2024-05-16** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/16/2024; SJ 13 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
+- **2024-06-19** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
+- **2024-06-19** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 43
+- **2024-07-22** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/03/2024; Chapter 130; eff. 09/01/2024 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f08886e-aef5-42f3-b2e0-36a2833472a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).
+