This bill mandates that individuals who serve on both a planning board and a zoning board of adjustment must recuse themselves from voting on matters that have been previously decided by the other board on which they serve. Specifically, it introduces a new provision to RSA 673:3, stating that if a member of the zoning board also serves on the planning board, they must abstain from voting on any matters that were either previously decided by or are currently pending before the planning board, provided they participated as a voting member in those matters.

The new legal language added to the existing law is found in the newly inserted paragraph V of RSA 673:3, which outlines the recusal requirement. There are no deletions from the current law mentioned in the bill. The act is set to take effect 60 days after its passage, with an effective date of August 22, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 673:3, 673:7
As Amended by the House: 673:3, 673:7
As Amended by the Senate: 673:3
Version adopted by both bodies: 673:3
CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: 673:3