HB 296 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
26Mar2025... 0797h
05/22/2025 2154s
2025 SESSION
25-0599
06/11
HOUSE BILL 296
AN ACT relative to issuing building permits along private roads.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 5
COMMITTEE: Housing
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Adds an alternative condition and provides another pathway to authorization for local governing bodies to erect buildings along private roads.
II. 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.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26Mar2025... 0797h
05/22/2025 2154s 25-0599
06/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to issuing building permits along private roads.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Regulation of Subdivision of Land; Erection of Buildings on Streets; Appeals. Amend RSA 674:41, I(d)(1) to read as follows:
(1) The local governing body, after review and comment by the planning board or after establishing that the private road identifies and complies with policy adopted by the governing body of the municipality, has voted to authorize the issuance of building permits for the erection of buildings on said private road or portion thereof; and
2 Appeals to Board of Adjustment. Amend RSA 676:5, I to read as follows:
I. Appeals to the board of adjustment concerning any matter within the board's powers as set forth in RSA 674:33 may be taken by the applicant, an abutter as defined by RSA 672:3, or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of the municipality affected by any decision of the administrative officer. Such appeal shall be taken within [a reasonable time, as provided by the rules of the board,] 30 days by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the board a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the board all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 14, 2025 | 2025-0797h |
| May 13, 2025 | 2025-2154s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 21, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 13, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 13, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 15, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 12, 2025: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2154s (Rep. Alexander Jr.): MA VV 06/12/2025 HJ 17
May 22, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2154s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 22, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-2154s, AA, VV; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 14, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2154s, 05/22/2025, Vote 4-2; SC 22
April 8, 2025: Hearing: 04/15/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 17
March 28, 2025: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 10
March 26, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0797h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 35
March 26, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0797h: AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 35
March 14, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0797h 03/13/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 17 P. 19
March 13, 2025: Executive Session: 03/13/2025 12:10 pm LOB 305
Feb. 5, 2025: Full Committee Work Session: 02/11/2025 10:00 am LOB 305
Jan. 9, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/21/2025 01:30 pm LOB 210-211
Jan. 7, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Housing HJ 2 P. 14