New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1012: repealing accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units.
Status: Failed, February 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act repealing accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units. Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Terry, Belk. 7; Rep. Foote, Rock. 13; Rep. R. Brown, Carr. 8; Rep. Fracht, Graf. 16; Rep. D. Kelley, Hills. 32 COMMITTEE: Housing ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill repeals use of accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter add.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT repealing accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units. Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Terry, Belk. 7; Rep. Foote, Rock. 13; Rep. R. Brown, Carr. 8; Rep. Fracht, Graf. 16; Rep. D. Kelley, Hills. 32 COMMITTEE: Housing ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill repeals use of accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2317 07/06 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT repealing accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units. 21:56 References to Dwelling Units. The following definitions may be referenced when construing the meaning of accessory or detached accessory dwelling units: I. "Accessory …
Sponsors
- Leonard Turcotte (R, 4) · primary sponsor
- Bill Boyd (R, 12)