New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1098: relative to municipalities denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances.
Status: Failed, August 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to municipalities denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances. Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. Caplan, Merr. 8; Rep. Gruber, Ches. 16; Rep. Preece, Hills. 17; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10 COMMITTEE: Housing ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allows municipalities to consider road maintenance, public safety, and related issues when granting building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI highways. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to municipalities denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances. Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. Caplan, Merr. 8; Rep. Gruber, Ches. 16; Rep. Preece, Hills. 17; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10 COMMITTEE: Housing ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allows municipalities to consider road maintenance, public safety, and related issues when granting building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI highways. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2686 04/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to municipalities denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances. (c) Is a …
Sponsors
- Lucius Parshall (D, 8) · primary sponsor