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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.

  

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