CONCORD — After a brief discussion, a House committee voted overwhelmingly that SB 249 needs more study, which was what some local state representatives had asked for.
The bill, called “Prohibiting planning and zoning ordinances that prohibit short-term rentals,” was before the House Municipal and County Government committee on Monday, after taking comment April 7, drawing many residents from the Mount Washington Valley.
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