CONCORD — The House Municipal and County Government Committee has voted unanimously that a future N.H. Legislature shouldn't take up the cause of a bill to legalize and regulate short-term rentals statewide.
SB 249 (which had been sponsored by Harold French (R-Canterbury) went to interim study in the spring and was discussed by the House committee Tuesday. Video of the vote can be viewed at tinyurl.com/y54skcmb.
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