HB 1654 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-3220
07/06
HOUSE BILL 1654
SPONSORS: Rep. Hemingway, Sull. 6; Rep. Girard, Sull. 6
COMMITTEE: Housing
-----------------------------------------------------------------
ANALYSIS
This bill requires a property owner to pay all taxes or charges on their property prior to being issued certain building or occupancy permits.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-3220
07/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Planning and Zoning; Building Permits; Building Permits to be Withheld in Certain Cases. Amend RSA 676:12 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. The building inspector may be authorized by the local legislative body to not issue a building or occupancy permit under this section without any and all back taxes or other charges due first being paid.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Dec. 10, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Housing