HB 1281 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2029
10/08
HOUSE BILL 1281
AN ACT relative to zoning restrictions on residential rental property.
SPONSORS: Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Aylward, Merr. 5; Rep. T. Lekas, Hills. 38; Rep. Santonastaso, Ches. 18; Rep. Wallace, Rock. 8; Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Damon, Sull. 8; Rep. Wheeler, Hills. 33; Rep. Baroody, Hills. 39; Rep. A. Murray, Hills. 20; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Watters, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits a zoning ordinance or regulation from restricting the number of occupants in a residential rental property to less than 2 occupants per bedroom.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2029
10/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to zoning restrictions on residential rental property.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Zoning; Authority; Rental Occupancy. Amend RSA 674:16 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. In its exercise of the powers granted under this subdivision, the local legislative body of a city, town, village district, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places shall not adopt nor shall the city, town, village district, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places enforce any code, ordinance, by-law, or regulation related to the occupancy of residential rental property that restricts the number of occupants to less than 2 occupants per bedroom based upon the existence of unrelated or non-familial relationships between the occupants of such rental property. A local legislative body of a city, town, village district, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places shall not adopt nor shall a city, town, village district, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places enforce any code, ordinance, by-law or regulation related to the occupancy of residential rental property that requires the existence of familial relationships between the occupants of such rental property.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 11, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 11, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
March 21, 2024: Lay HB1281 on Table (Rep. L. Turcotte): MA DV 300-17 03/21/2024 HJ 9
March 15, 2024: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
March 15, 2024: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/11/2024 (Vote 12-6; RC)
March 6, 2024: Executive Session: 03/11/2024 09:30 am LOB 301-303
Jan. 16, 2024: Public Hearing: 01/24/2024 01:20 pm LOB 301-303
Dec. 6, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1