HB 168 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2025 SESSION
25-0144
02/06
HOUSE BILL 168
SPONSORS: Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. T. Dolan, Rock. 16; Rep. Lascelles, Hills. 14; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Rep. Melvin, Rock. 20; Rep. Veilleux, Hills. 34; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Avard, Dist 12
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill enables municipalities to enact impact fees on developments to help meet the need occasioned by that development for construction or improvement of public works facilities.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0144
02/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Innovative Land Use Controls. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 674:21, V to read as follows:
V. As used in this section "impact fee" means a fee or assessment imposed upon development, including subdivision, building construction, or other land use change, in order to help meet the needs occasioned by that development for the construction or improvement of capital facilities owned or operated by the municipality, including and limited to water treatment and distribution facilities; wastewater treatment and disposal facilities; sanitary sewers; storm water, drainage and flood control facilities; municipal road systems and rights-of-way; municipal office facilities; public school facilities; public works facilities; the municipality's proportional share of capital facilities of a cooperative or regional school district of which the municipality is a member; public safety facilities; solid waste collection, transfer, recycling, processing, and disposal facilities; public library facilities; and public recreational facilities not including public open space. No later than July 1, 1993, all impact fee ordinances shall be subject to the following:
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 27, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 10, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 10, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 22, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/01/2025; SJ 11
April 23, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/01/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19
April 16, 2025: Hearing: 04/22/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 18
March 28, 2025: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 10
March 26, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 42
March 19, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/10/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 17 P. 23
March 5, 2025: Executive Session: 03/10/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
Feb. 19, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/27/2025 03:10 pm LOB 301-303
Jan. 6, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 8