New Hampshire HB 572: extending the suspension of prior authorization requirements for a community mental health program on drugs used to treat mental illness.

Bill Text

HB 572-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

13Mar2025... 0560h

2025 SESSION

 25-0095

 05/09

HOUSE BILL 572-FN

AN ACT establishing the "partners in housing" program, an initiative under the housing champions fund to assist municipalities, counties, and developers in building workforce housing, and making an appropriation therefor.

SPONSORS: Rep. Stavis, Graf. 13; Rep. Booras, Hills. 8; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Rep. Howland, Straf. 20; Rep. Fracht, Graf. 16; Rep. Cloutier, Sull. 6; Rep. Hicks, Merr. 24

COMMITTEE: Housing 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 This bill creates the "partners in housing" program, an initiative under the housing champions fund to assist municipalities, counties, and developers in building modestly priced housing on municipally or county-owned land that is suitable for development.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

13Mar2025... 0560h 25-0095

 09/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT establishing the "partners in housing" program, an initiative under the housing champions fund to assist municipalities, counties, and developers in building workforce housing, and making an appropriation therefor.

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

 1 Legislative Intent.

 This act creates a program under the housing champions fund to assist municipalities and developers in building workforce housing, specifically single-family starter homes, duplexes, small apartment buildings, and other missing middle housing on municipally and county-owned land that is suitable for residential development.

 2 Town Property; Authority of Select Board. Amend RSA 41:11-a to read as follows:

 41:11-a Town Property.

 I. The [selectmen] select board shall have authority to manage all real property owned by the town and to regulate its use, unless such management and regulation is delegated to other public officers by vote of the town, or is governed by other statutes, including but not limited to RSA 31:112, RSA 35-B, RSA 36-A:4, and RSA 202-A:6.

 II. The authority under paragraph I shall include the power to rent or lease such property during periods not needed for public use, provided, however, that any rental or lease agreement for a period of more than one year shall not be valid unless ratified by vote of the town.

 III. Notwithstanding paragraph II, the legislative body may vote to [authorize the board of selectmen] grant the select board the authority to rent or lease any municipal property for a term of up to 5 years [without further vote or ratification of the town]. Once adopted, this authority shall remain in effect until specifically rescinded by the legislative body at any duly warned meeting, [provided that the term of any lease entered into prior to the rescission shall remain in effect] however, such rescission shall not terminate any existing leases.

 IV. The governing body may choose to send to the planning board a list of real property owned by the town and managed by the select board that is in their judgment appropriate for development for residential use. No property acquired under tax deed pursuant to RSA 80 shall be added to this list.

 3 New Paragraph; Duties of the Planning Board. Amend RSA 674:1 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:

 VII. The planning board may vote to designate any property recommended to it as appropriate for development as a residential use by the select board pursuant to RSA 41:11-a, IV, as appropriate for development for residential use and forward a description of said property to the office of planning and development pursuant to RSA 12-O:55, VIII.

 4 New Paragraph; Data and Information Services; Descriptions of Property to be Compiled. Amend RSA 12-O:55 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:

 VIII. Pursuant to RSA 674:1, VII, compile descriptions of municipally and county-owned property determined to be appropriate for residential development by the select board as a residential use into a publicly available list of properties available for grant or loan funding pursuant to RSA 12-O:72-a.

 5 New Section; Partners in Housing Program. Amend RSA 12-O by inserting after section 72 the following new section:

 12-O:72-a Partners in Housing Program. The department shall establish a program, known as the partners in housing program, for the purpose of building workforce housing. Properties identified on the list created pursuant to RSA 674:1, VII shall be given priority for program funding. Available funding may be made by the d