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COMMITTEE HEARINGS
*SUPPORT HB229 – This bill repeals the authority for non-charter towns, village districts, or counties with unincorporated places to adopt zoning ordinances through alternative procedures.
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=5120&q=billVersion
House Municipal and County Government: Public Hearing 03/03/2025 10:10 AM LOB Room 301-303 – USE HOUSE PORTAL TO OTP.
*OPPOSE HB471 – This bill establishes a commission to study solutions for growth, traffic, planning, and land use and is composed of representatives from 10 specified towns.
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=6294&q=billVersion
Municipal and County Government: Public Hearing 03/03/2025 9:00 AM – USE HOUSE PORTAL TO ITL.
*SUPPORT HB613 – This bill enables local political subdivisions that have adopted the official ballot referendum form of meeting to adopt provisions for an annual choice for a reduced default budget.
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=6751&q=billVersion
Municipal and County Government: Public Hearing: 02/27/2025 01:00 PM LOB 301-303 – USE HOUSE PORTAL to OTP.
*OPPOSE SB90 – This bill authorizes high-density residential development on commercially zoned land. https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=7774&q=billVersion
Senate Commerce: Public Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:00 aAM; SC 11 – USE SENATE PORTAL TO ITL.
*OPPOSE SB163 – This bill prohibits municipalities from adopting new ordinances, regulations, or policies that establish moratoria or limitations on building permits or approvals for subdivisions and site plans, and repeals existing authority for temporary moratoria or limitations.
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=7892&q=billVersion
Senate Commerce: Public Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 11:30 AM; SC 11 – USE SENATE PORTAL TO ITL.
*OPPOSE SB174 – This bill prohibits planning boards from differentiating based on the number of bedrooms in a residential development during the hearing and approval process.
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=7939&q=billVersion
Senate Commerce: Public Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:15 AM; SC 11 – USE SENATE PORTAL TO ITL.
*OPPOSE SB175 – This bill grants municipalities the authority to enforce private covenants while prohibiting municipalities and state government from requiring or encouraging covenants as a condition of zoning or land use approval, with exceptions made for workforce housing developments.
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=7940&q=billVersion
Senate Commerce: Public Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:30 AM; SC 11 – USE SENATE PORTAL TO ITL.
*OPPOSE SB281 – This bill changes the requirements that allow a building to be constructed on a lot adjacent to a class VI roadway.
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=8000&q=billVersion
Senate Commerce: Public Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:45 AM; SC 11 – USE SENATE PORTAL TO ITL.
*OPPOSE SB283 – This bill requires municipalities to exclude below-grade areas from floor-area-ratio (FAR) calculations and review and adjust height limitations as needed to maximize capacity and height potential for new construction.
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=8004&q=billVersion
Senate Commerce: Public Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 11:00 am; SC 11 – USE SENATE PORTAL TO ITL.
*OPPOSE HB399 – This bill establishes a commission to study the New Hampshire zoning enabling act. https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=5913&q=billVersion
Senate Commerce: Public Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 11:45 AM; SC 11 – USE THE SENATE PORTAL TO ITL.
FLOOR VOTES
*NO SB78 – This bill removes the zoning board of adjustment’s discretion for determining when to take an appeal and replaces it with a non-discretionary 30-day period.
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=7756&q=billVersion
SENATE FLOOR DATE 03/06/2025 – EMAIL FULL SENATE TO OPPOSE OTP.
*NO SB81 – This bill increases the amount of annual real estate transfer tax revenues that are transferred to the affordable housing fund.
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=7761&q=billVersion
SENATE FLOOR DATE 03/06/2025 – EMAIL FULL SENATE TO OPPOSE OTP.
*NO SB84 – This bill sets maximum lot sizes for single-family residential uses based on the type of infrastructure servicing the lot.
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=7765&q=billVersion
SENATE FLOOR DATE 03/06/2025 – EMAIL FULL SENATE TO OPPOSE OTP.
*NO SB188 – Allows independent third-parties, hired by the property owner, to inspect land, buildings, and structures to determine compliance with state and local building codes and establishes private providers as an alternative to local enforcement agencies for conducting building code inspections and plan reviews.
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=7956&q=billVersion
SENATE FLOOR DATE 03/06/2025 – EMAIL FULL SENATE TO OPPOSE OTP.