SB 284 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
1May2025... 1556h
2025 SESSION
25-1094
06/09
SENATE BILL 284
AN ACT relative to authority for municipalities to regulate mandatory on-site parking requirements.
SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill amends the amount of accessory parking that municipalities can require for residential units.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
1May2025... 1556h 25-1094
06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to authority for municipalities to regulate mandatory on-site parking requirements.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers; Zoning; Grant of Power. Amend RSA 674:16, VII to read as follows:
VII. In its exercise of the powers granted under this subdivision, the local legislative body of a city, town, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places may regulate accessory parking for vehicles, but shall not require more than [1.5] one residential parking [spaces] space per unit [for studio and one bedroom units under 1000 square feet that meet the requirements for workforce housing under RSA 674:58, IV, and shall not require more than 1.5 residential parking spaces per unit for multi-family developments of 10 units or more].
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| April 17, 2025 | 2025-1556h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 20, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| March 20, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 15, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1556h: MA RC 197-144 05/01/2025 HJ 13
May 1, 2025: Amendment # 2025-1556h (NT): AA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13
April 30, 2025: Removed from Consent (Reps. Panek, Turcotte, Nelson, Perez, Flanagan, Rice, Coker, Ankarberg, Tenczar, L. Walsh) 04/25/2025
April 17, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1556h (NT) 04/15/2025 (Vote 14-1; CC) HC 22 P. 10
April 17, 2025: Executive Session: 04/08/2025 02:00 pm LOB 305
April 1, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/08/2025 02:00 pm LOB 305
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Housing HJ 11 P. 113
March 20, 2025: Ought to Pass: DIV 15Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
March 11, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025, Vote 5-1; SC 13
March 11, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, Vote 5-1 SC 13
Feb. 13, 2025: Hearing: 02/20/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:15 am; SC 10
Jan. 24, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3