---
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).