{"id":9936,"date":"2025-04-05T14:13:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T19:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cnht.org\/news\/?p=9936"},"modified":"2025-04-09T17:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T22:51:27","slug":"bill-hearings-week-of-april-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnht.org\/news\/2025\/04\/05\/bill-hearings-week-of-april-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Hearings Week of April 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated Bill List<\/a> [04-07-2025]<\/strong>
\nLook Up the Bill:<\/strong> Find the Bill<\/a>
\nHouse Testimony Portal:<\/strong> Submit Testimony<\/a>
\nSenate Testimony Portal:<\/strong> Submit Testimony<\/a>
\nHouse Committee Addresses:<\/strong> House Committees<\/a>
\nSenate Committee Addresses:<\/strong> Senate Committees<\/a>
\nFull House Addresses:<\/strong>House Addresses (Excel)<\/a>
\nFull Senate Address:<\/strong> Full Senate Emails<\/a>
\n68 Reps<\/a>
\nContact the Governor<\/a>
\nEmail the Governor: KELLY.A.AYOTTE@GOVERNOR.NH.GOV<\/p>\n

HEARINGS \u2013 MONDAY 04\/07\/2025<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

*OPPOSE SB78<\/strong> – 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.
\nhttps:\/\/gc.nh.gov\/bill_Status\/pdf.aspx?id=7756&q=billVersion<\/a>
\nHouse Municipal and County Government Committee: Public Hearing: 04\/07\/2025 10:55 am LOB 301-303 \u2013 USE THE HOUSE PORTAL TO ASK THEM TO ITL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

HEARINGS \u2013 TUESDAY 04\/08\/2025<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

*OPPOSE SB174<\/strong> – This bill prohibits planning boards from differentiating based on the number of bedrooms in a residential development during the hearing and approval process.
\nhttps:\/\/gc.nh.gov\/bill_Status\/pdf.aspx?id=7939&q=billVersion<\/a>
\nHouse Housing Committee: Public Hearing: 04\/08\/2025 10:30 am LOB 305 \u2013 USE THE HOUSE PORTAL AND ASK THEM TO ITL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*OPPOSE SB188<\/strong> – 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.
\nhttps:\/\/gc.nh.gov\/bill_Status\/pdf.aspx?id=7956&q=billVersion<\/a>
\nHouse Housing Committee: Public Hearing: 04\/08\/2025 11:00 am LOB 305 \u2013 USE THE HOUSE PORTAL TO ASK THEM TO ITL<\/strong><\/p>\n

*OPPOSE SB281<\/strong> – 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<\/a>
\nHouse Housing Committee: Public Hearing: 04\/08\/2025 11:30 am LOB 305 \u2013 USE THE HOUSE PORTAL AND ASK THEM TO ITL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*OPPOSE SB282<\/strong> – This bill allows residential buildings between 6 and 4 floors above grade to have only one stairway under certain conditions. https:\/\/gc.nh.gov\/bill_Status\/pdf.aspx?id=8002&q=billVersion<\/a>
\nHouse Housing Committee: Public Hearing: 04\/08\/2025 1:00 am LOB 305 \u2013 USE THE HOUSE PORTAL AND ASK THEM TO ITL \u2013 USE THE HOUSE PORTAL AND ASK THEM TO ITL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*OPPOSE SB283<\/strong> – 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
\npotential for new construction.
\nhttps:\/\/gc.nh.gov\/bill_Status\/pdf.aspx?id=8004&q=billVersion<\/a>
\nHouse Housing Committee: Public Hearing: 04\/08\/2025 1:30 am LOB 305 \u2013 USE THE HOUSE PORTAL AND ASK THEM TO ITL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*OPPOSE SB284<\/strong> – This bill limits residential parking spaces to one per unit, with exceptions for certain workforce housing and multi-family developments.
\nhttps:\/\/gc.nh.gov\/bill_Status\/pdf.aspx?id=8005&q=billVersion<\/a>
\nHouse Housing Committee: Public Hearing: 04\/08\/2025 2:00 am LOB 305 \u2013 USE THE HOUSE PORTAL AND ASK THEM TO ITL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

HEARINGS \u2013 THURSDAY 04\/10\/2025<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

*OPPOSE HB631<\/strong> – This bill allows multifamily or mixed-use developments as a permitted use by right in certain urban municipalities, outlines specific zoning regulations that cannot be imposed on such developments, and provides definitions for key terms. https:\/\/gc.nh.gov\/bill_Status\/pdf.aspx?id=6835&q=billVersion<\/a>
\nSenate Commerce: Hearing: 04\/10\/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:15 am; SC 16 \u2013 USE THE SENATE PORTAL TO ASK THEM TO ITL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*OPPOSE HB410<\/strong> – This bill requires legislative bodies to utilize empirical, scientific evidence to support the adoption or imposition of any extraordinary restriction of residential property.
\nhttps:\/\/gc.nh.gov\/bill_Status\/pdf.aspx?id=5924&q=billVersion<\/a>
\nSenate Commerce: Hearing: 04\/10\/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 16 \u2013 USE THE SENATE PORTAL TO ASK THEM TO ITL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*OPPOSE HB633<\/strong> – Creates a legislative study committee to investigate the implementation of housing investment trusts in New Hampshire.
\nhttps:\/\/gc.nh.gov\/bill_Status\/billinfo.aspx?id=692&inflect=2<\/a>
\nSenate Commerce: HEARING: 04\/10\/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 16 – USE THE SENATE PORTAL TO ASK THEM TO ITL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

OTHER<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

*OPPOSE HB572<\/strong> – Title: (New Title) 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.This bill creates the \u201cpartners in housing\u201d program, a low-interest loan and grant program under the housing champions fund to assist municipalities, counties, and developers in building modestly priced housing, and provides an additional $10 million in funding for the housing champions fund.
\nhttps:\/\/gc.nh.gov\/bill_Status\/pdf.aspx?id=6709&q=billVersion<\/a>
\nHouse Finance: RETAINED IN COMMITTEE \u2013 EMAIL FULL COMMITTEE TO ITL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Representative Len Turcotte, former Chair of the House Municipal Committee, will be speaking to these groups for awareness of this issue. Contact the group\u2019s Chair to let them know you want to attend if you are not a member. They may ask you to arrive after the business portion of the meeting.<\/p>\n

Hampton Republican Committee Meeting<\/strong>
\nApril 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
\nSt Vincent DePaul Community Kitchen
\n441R Lafayette Road,
\nHampton, NH
\nDavid Hagen, Chair: dehagen@comcast.net
\nPark in the Hampton municipal parking lot behind Greg\u2019s Bistro Pizza<\/p>\n

Bedford Republican Committee Meeting<\/strong>
\nApril 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
\nMurphy\u2019s Taproom and Carriage House
\n393 RTE-101, Bedford, NH
\nDanielle Evansic, Chair: dani14@me.com <\/p>\n

Keene Republican Committee Meeting<\/strong>
\nApril 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
\nDoors open at 6:00 PM
\nAnn Farrington, Chair: keenecityrepublicans@gmail.com
\nThe meeting is on the second floor of the Court House (facing Court Street), but the entrance is located on Winter Street (the address itself is 33 Winter Street). There is a parking lot behind Citizens Bank directly across the street where you are welcome to park. Take the elevator to the second floor. The meeting room is at the end of the hall.
\n===<\/p>\n

Housing Policy Roundtable<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join us, the Saint Anselm College Ethics for Society, and the NH Housing Legislative Caucus at the NH Institute of Politics on April 10th from 3pm to 5pm for a housing policy roundtable and networking event. We\u2019ll be joined by AARP and other housing partners in the discussion on how policies like ADUs by right can make an impact on the Granite State\u2019s housing shortage! Sign up here and we look forward to seeing you <\/p>\n

Yours in action! <\/p>\n

Cameron Shank
\nEducation & Coalition Manager The Forward Foundation
\nEmail: cameron@forwardnh.org
\nPhone: (513)432-7945 <\/p>\n

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