Public Policy Documents

2026 housing-related legislation

Subcommittee A

HOUSE BILL 1004: AN ACT exempting certain dwelling units from automatic sprinkler system requirements

HOUSE BILL 1005: AN ACT repealing the commission to study the historical evolution of the New Hampshire zoning enabling act.

HOUSE BILL 1006: AN ACT relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units.

HOUSE BILL 1007: AN ACT relative to manufactured housing.

HOUSE BILL 1008: AN ACT relative to modifying innovative land use controls, requirements, and appeals.

HOUSE BILL 1009: AN ACT relative to municipal parking requirements for residential units.

HOUSE BILL 1010: AN ACT repealing the statewide mandate requiring multi-family residential development on commercially zoned land.

HOUSE BILL 1011: AN ACT repealing zoning restrictions on dwelling units.

HOUSE BILL 1012: AN ACT repealing accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units.

HOUSE BILL 1015: AN ACT requiring disclosure of Japanese knotweed in real property transactions.

HOUSE BILL 1016: AN ACT eliminating the requirement that municipalities allow for manufactured housing development opportunities.

HOUSE BILL 1017: AN ACT relative to accessory dwelling units and workforce housing.

HOUSE BILL 1021: AN ACT amending the date to provide written notice to a municipality of a taxpayer's election to be assessed under the low-income housing tax credit program.

HOUSE BILL 1023: AN ACT establishing accessory commercial units by right.

HOUSE BILL 1026: AN ACT relative to the definition of manufactured housing.

HOUSE BILL 1040: AN ACT establishing a committee to study the laws and procedures governing the filing and registering of quitclaim deeds in the state.

Subcommittee B

HOUSE BILL 1056: AN ACT establishing a commission to study the impacts of reinsurance on the cost and availability of property insurance in New Hampshire

HOUSE BILL 1057: AN ACT relative to the maintenance of private roads held in common ownership.

HOUSE BILL 1063-FN: AN ACT reducing the amount of meals and rooms taxes operators can retain.

HOUSE BILL 1065-FN: AN ACT relative to multi-family and mixed-use development in commercially zoned areas.

HOUSE BILL 1068: AN ACT relative to the meaning of occupants and occupancy as it pertains to meals and rooms taxation.

SENATE BILL 404-FN: AN ACT relative to economic revitalization zone tax credits.

SENATE BILL 415:AN ACT relative to a certain exemption in interest in condominium units.

SENATE BILL 419-FN-A: AN ACT relative to the housing champion designation and program and the affordable housing fund, and making appropriations therefor.

SENATE BILL 435: AN ACT relative to the zoning board of adjustment variance criteria.

SENATE BILL 436: AN ACT relative to zoning board of adjustment membership criteria.

SENATE BILL 439: AN ACT relative to municipal data center zoning.

SENATE BILL 440: AN ACT relative to the adoption of energy efficient and clean energy districts by municipalities.

SENATE BILL 471-FN: AN ACT relative to affordable housing investment fees.

SENATE BILL 490: AN ACT establishing a task force to assess the development of housing at Great Bay community college and authorizing the college the right to use vacant property for the purpose of developing housing

SENATE BILL 493: AN ACT relative to cyanobacteria and other emerging environmental water quality issues.

SENATE BILL 508: AN ACT relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period.

SENATE BILL 509: AN ACT preventing municipalities from limiting dead-end road length if compliant with the state fire code.

Subcommittee C

SENATE BILL 519-FN: AN ACT relative to the use of unmanned aerial systems.

SENATE BILL 521-FN: AN ACT relative to unauthorized camping on private property.

SENATE BILL 523-FN: AN ACT establishing the registration and oversight of builders.

SENATE BILL 527: AN ACT relative to written notice provided by state agencies to municipalities regarding pending applications.

SENATE BILL 541-FN-A: AN ACT making an appropriation for regional drinking water infrastructure.

HOUSE BILL 1079: AN ACT allowing accessory dwelling units to be built within or attached to certain non-conforming structures.

HOUSE BILL 1088-FN-A: AN ACT transferring funding for the water well board from the general fund to a special nonlapsing fund.

HOUSE BILL 1089: AN ACT extending the authorization of the department of environmental services for the evaluation and mitigation of new community water system contamination risks.

HOUSE BILL 1098:  AN ACT relative to municipalities denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances.

HOUSE BILL 1103:  AN ACT allowing municipalities to utilize community revitalization tax relief credits on a wider variety of properties and structures.

HOUSE BILL 1110: AN ACT relative to the New Hampshire real estate practice act.

HOUSE BILL 1112: AN ACT relative to snow removal responsibilities in residential lease agreements.

HOUSE BILL 1120: AN ACT allowing subdivision regulations concerning water supply.

HOUSE BILL 1126: AN ACT repealing the certification requirement to perform residential mold assessments.

HOUSE BILL 1135: AN ACT prohibiting the acquisition of prescriptive rights in private roads through adverse use.

HOUSE BILL 1143: AN ACT relative to the remediation of mold in rental housing

HOUSE BILL 1145-FN: AN ACT relative to affordable housing investment fees.

HOUSE BILL 1151: AN ACT relative to conservation commission appropriations.

HOUSE BILL 1156-FN: AN ACT requiring that probate court notices of acquisitions of real estate through inheritance or similar devise be recorded in a county's registry of deeds.

Subcommittee D

HOUSE BILL 1159: AN ACT relative to updating the state building code.

HOUSE BILL 1161: AN ACT removing the requirement for municipalities to have an advisory board for development districts.

HOUSE BILL 1171: AN ACT relative to eviction safeguards for tenants whose Social Security payments are disrupted.

HOUSE BILL 1180-FN: AN ACT updating the definition of the state building code to include the International Energy Conservation Code 2024.

HOUSE BILL 1195: AN ACT relative to municipal zoning requirements for child day care providers.

HOUSE BILL 1196-FN: AN ACT repealing the state housing champion designation and grant program.

HOUSE BILL 1205: AN ACT prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in carbon sequestration projects.

HOUSE BILL 1216: AN ACT relative to informed consent for law enforcement searches of houses or other property.

HOUSE BILL 1218: AN ACT relative to the disclosure of rights and responsibilities during the sale of a mobile home in a mobile home park.

HOUSE BILL 1246: AN ACT relative to planning board members serving on other local boards.

HOUSE BILL 1251: AN ACT relative to restricting municipal downzoning inconsistent with existing neighborhood density.

HOUSE BILL 1258: AN ACT relative to per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and public health data.

HOUSE BILL 1271: AN ACT relative to third-party code review and inspection services for building permits.

HOUSE BILL 1273: AN ACT enabling municipal support and incentives for residential flood resilience improvements.

HOUSE BILL 1285: AN ACT establishing an interagency task force to determine if New Hampshire may implement an R-PACER program.

HOUSE BILL 1301-FN: AN ACT increasing certain mooring fees and directing such funds to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund.

HOUSE BILL 1303: AN ACT authorizing municipalities to adopt zoning ordinances related to the protection, management, or replacement of tree canopy.

HOUSE BILL 1310: AN ACT relative to state licensed or certified real estate appraisers.

Subcommittee E

HOUSE BILL 1327: AN ACT relative to the definition of commercially-zoned land.

HOUSE BILL 1336-FN: AN ACT allowing exceptions to the cap on residential security deposits for applicants not meeting standard approval criteria.

HOUSE BILL 1343: AN ACT allowing remote and hybrid meetings for the governing body of the organization of unit owners.

HOUSE BILL 1357: AN ACT permitting in all residentially zoned areas by right the placement of newly constructed manufactured homes.

HOUSE BILL 1371: AN ACT prohibiting application fees for residential rental agreements.

HOUSE BILL 1375: AN ACT prohibiting landlords from charging more than one application fee per tenant every 12 months.

HOUSE BILL 1380-LOCAL: AN ACT requiring the assessment of real property and land be based on replacement or cost-based value

SENATE BILL 562: AN ACT relative to a home damage mitigation and resiliency program.

SENATE BILL 564: AN ACT prohibiting certain municipal development restrictions.

SENATE BILL 565-FN: AN ACT relative to reports and notices by the commissioner of the insurance department regarding insurance risks associated with extreme weather.

SENATE BILL 592: AN ACT enabling regional, conservation, and energy resource planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors.

SENATE BILL 594-FN: AN ACT eliminating the use of agitators in instances where temporary docks have been removed from bodies of water.

SENATE BILL 598: AN ACT establishing the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund task force.

SENATE BILL 634: AN ACT enabling municipalities to adopt a municipal occupancy fee.

SENATE BILL 640-FN: AN ACT relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license.

Subcommittee F

HOUSE BILL 1385: AN ACT prohibiting the use of negative property tax rates in certain municipalities.

HOUSE BILL 1392: AN ACT removing the ability of the governing body or budget committee to give a written recommendation about a warrant article on the ballot.

HOUSE BILL 1397: AN ACT relative to the notice to abutters for the intent to cut.

HOUSE BILL 1400: AN ACT creating a property tax exemption and credit opt-out mechanism

HOUSE BILL 1405-FN: AN ACT relative to the housing finance authority's affordable housing guarantee program.

HOUSE BILL 1417-FN: AN ACT enabling municipalities, cities, and towns to adopt a land value tax system and making an appropriation therefor.

HOUSE BILL 1425-FN: AN ACT relative to the development of an online wetlands permit processing system.

HOUSE BILL 1432: AN ACT relative to electric utility rate classification and cost allocation for condominium associations. 

HOUSE BILL 1450: AN ACT relative to the designation and control of shared facilities in rental properties.

HOUSE BILL 1461-FN-LOCAL: AN ACT encouraging municipalities with sewage systems to extend system service to neighboring communities. 

HOUSE BILL 1477-FN: AN ACT relative to the permitting and regulation of anchored seasonal floating platforms on public waters.

HOUSE BILL 1496: AN ACT repealing the cap on residential parking spaces.

HOUSE BILL 1497: AN ACT relative to replacing members of local land use boards for certain conduct.

HOUSE BILL 1499-FN: AN ACT relative to additional grounds for eviction under the landlord and tenant statute.

HOUSE BILL 1517-FN: AN ACT relative to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.

HOUSE BILL 1523-FN: AN ACT relative to disclosure requirements for condominium associations.

HOUSE BILL 1525: AN ACT relative to zoning restrictions concerning dwelling unit occupancy.

HOUSE BILL 1540: AN ACT establishing uniform requirements for accessory dwelling units and providing municipalities with authority and guidance for zoning, permitting, and environmental protections.

Subcommittee G

HOUSE BILL 1553: AN ACT relative to pet-related fees and rent in residential tenancies.

HOUSE BILL 1580-FN-LOCAL: AN ACT relative to the taxation of non-primary residences.

HOUSE BILL 1581-FN: AN ACT requiring municipalities to give notice to property owners when the assessed value of their property changes.

HOUSE BILL 1583: AN ACT permitting municipalities to establish special assessment districts for infrastructure improvements.

HOUSE BILL 1588-FN: AN ACT establishing special assessment districts and expands the housing infrastructure grant program to allow for municipal upgrades linked to new housing and making an appropriation therefor.

HOUSE BILL 1598-FN: AN ACT relative to notice for tenants and landlords engaged in eviction processes.

HOUSE BILL 1603-FN: AN ACT requiring state agencies to provide current and verifiable evidence of a species presence before imposing any land use restriction related to that species' habitat.

HOUSE BILL 1606-FN: AN ACT regulating real property ownership by Chinese nationals and providing for civil, criminal, and administrative penalties.

HOUSE BILL 1611-FN: AN ACT relative to the taking of private property.

HOUSE BILL 1612-FN: AN ACT relative to the use of price-fixing websites, algorithms, or other software by landlords

HOUSE BILL 1619: AN ACT relative to the rights of property owners and limitations on municipal land use regulation, and repealing the workforce housing program.

HOUSE BILL 1620: AN ACT establishing closure and remediation requirements for abandoned or leaking on-premises-use fuel oil tanks and requiring disclosure of tank status during property sales.

HOUSE BILL 1621-FN: AN ACT requiring a baseline environmental impact study to be completed prior to development of certain manufacturing and storage facilities.  

HOUSE BILL 1625-FN: AN ACT relative to annual reporting on accessory dwelling unit construction and use.

HOUSE BILL 1647-LOCAL: AN ACT relative to the taxation of farm and farm structures.

HOUSE BILL 1648: AN ACT providing property tax exemptions for qualifying residences.

HOUSE BILL 1652-FN: AN ACT relative to expedited permitting and third-party inspections for residential and minor home improvements.

HOUSE BILL 1654: AN ACT requiring a property owner to pay all taxes or charges on their property prior to being issued certain building or occupancy permits.

HOUSE BILL 1136: AN ACT relative to accessory dwelling units.

HOUSE BILL 1181-FN: AN ACT relative to public hearing notice requirements for zoning board of adjustment appeals.

HOUSE BILL 1199: AN ACT enabling the fish and game department to create a permit and fee for the use of fish and game staff by other state agencies and departments.

HOUSE BILL 1230: AN ACT relative to increases in state tax rates and debts.

HOUSE BILL 1296: AN ACT relative to the conditions for, and procedures for the adoption of, the elderly tax exemption.

HOUSE BILL 1340: AN ACT limiting occupational regulations to those demonstrably necessary to achieve public health, safety, or welfare objectives.  

SENATE BILL 564: AN ACT prohibiting certain municipal development restrictions.

HOUSE BILL 1655-FN

 AN ACT establishing a funding source for maintaining state owned dams.

HOUSE BILL 1659: AN ACT relative to local property tax exemptions for veterans with a 100 percent disability rating.

HOUSE BILL 1660: AN ACT relative to municipal credit enhancement agreements and tax increment financing for priority housing development.

HOUSE BILL 1661-FN: AN ACT relative to expanding the housing finance authority's community heroes program and makes an appropriation therefor.

HOUSE BILL 1662-FN: AN ACT relative to providing loan guarantees for accessory dwelling unit financing.

HOUSE BILL 1674: AN ACT creating a homestead tax exemption for certain lower-income property owners

HOUSE BILL 1681: AN ACT relative to the definition, inspection, and local approval of tiny houses and yurts as innovative housing structures.

HOUSE BILL 1690: AN ACT relative to impact fees.

HOUSE BILL 1691: AN ACT relative to limitations and qualifications for land placed in current use.

HOUSE BILL 1707-FN: AN ACT creating an additional property tax for certain unoccupied properties and creating a housing transfer tax exemption for certain low- and moderate-income home buyers

HOUSE BILL 1709-FN: AN ACT relative to prohibiting the rental of residential property to individuals unlawfully present in the United States.

HOUSE BILL 1713: AN ACT relative to zoning conformity and redevelopment standards.

HOUSE BILL 1726-FN: AN ACT directing state agencies to identify and dispose of surplus property for affordable housing development.

HOUSE BILL 1732-FN: AN ACT relative to housing accessibility and voucher allocation in new multi-unit developments.

HOUSE BILL 1752-FN: AN ACT requiring the creation of a ticket to follow timber through the harvesting and production process to establish a chain of custody.

HOUSE BILL 1759: AN ACT relative to the disqualification of a member of a local land use board.

HOUSE BILL 1764-FN: AN ACT establishing community workforce housing targets, special assessment provisions, and a revolving loan fund for workforce housing development.

HOUSE BILL 1783-FN: AN ACT relative to benefits issued to certain water-related infrastructure projects.

HOUSE BILL 1786-FN: AN ACT relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and making appropriations therefor.

HOUSE BILL 1787-FN: AN ACT modifying the statewide education property tax.

HOUSE BILL 1799-FN: AN ACT relative to required state funding for providing an opportunity for an adequate education.

HOUSE BILL 1800-FN: AN ACT relative to statewide education property taxes

HOUSE BILL 1802-FN-A: AN ACT relative to training, testing, and certification of local land use board members and making an appropriations therefor.

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