New Hampshire HB 1011: repealing zoning restrictions on dwelling units.

Status: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 10 (as of 2026-02-05)

State: New Hampshire · Session: 2026 · Bill: HB 1011

Sponsors: Len P Turcotte, Kat McGhee, Louise Andrus, Bill Boyd, Kristine Perez, Susan M Porcelli, Susan G DeRoy

Bill Text

HB 1011 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2307

 06/05

HOUSE BILL 1011

AN ACT repealing zoning restrictions on dwelling units.

SPONSORS: Rep. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. McGhee, Hills. 35; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Rep. Andrus, Merr. 5; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. DeRoy, Straf. 3; Rep. Porcelli, Rock. 19

COMMITTEE: Housing

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ANALYSIS

 This bill removes the prohibition on municipal occupancy ordinances based on household composition or bedroom count.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2307

 06/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT repealing zoning restrictions on dwelling units.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 Repeal. RSA 674:16, VIII, relative to occupancy restrictions in residential dwellings, is repealed.

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

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