2025 Regular Session • New Hampshire Legislature
SB174
Legislative Summary
Prohibiting planning boards from considering the number of bedrooms a given unit or development has during the hearing and approval process.
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
1/23/2025
Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; Senate Journal 3
Senate
2/26/2025
Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, State House, 10:15 am; Senate Calendar 11
Senate
3/11/2025
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025, Vote 4-2; Senate Calendar 13
Senate
3/20/2025
Ought to Pass: Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; Senate Journal 8
Senate
3/28/2025
Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Housing House Journal 11 P. 112
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Public Hearing: 04/08/2025 10:30 am Legislative Office Building 305
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Executive Session: 05/06/2025 10:00 am Legislative Office Building 305
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1639h 05/06/2025 (Vote 16-0; Consent Calendar)
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
Removed from Consent (Reps. Kuttab, Panek, Bordes, Rice, B. Boyd, Boehm, Porcelli, Perez, Andrus, Ball) 05/17/2025 House Journal 14
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Amendment # 2025-1639h: Amendment Adopted Voice Vote 05/22/2025 House Journal 15
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
FLAM # 2025-2343h (Rep. Howland): Amendment Adopted DV 234-124 05/22/2025 House Journal 15
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Lay SB174 on Table (Rep. B. Boyd): Motion Failed Regular Calendar 179-180 05/22/2025 House Journal 15
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1639h 2025-2343h: Motion Failed Regular Calendar 176-183 05/22/2025 House Journal 15
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Lay SB174 on Table (Rep. Alexander Jr.): Motion Adopted DV 239-120 05/22/2025 House Journal 15
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Table
5/22/2025
179
Yea
180
Nay
9
Not Voting
30
Absent
Result: FAILED
OTPA
5/22/2025
176
Yea
183
Nay
9
Not Voting
30
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 5
Primary Sponsor
Keith Murphy
Republican