New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1652: relative to expedited permitting and third-party inspections for residential and minor home improvements.
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to expedited permitting and third-party inspections for residential and minor home improvements. SPONSORS: Rep. Sweeney, Rock. 25 COMMITTEE: Housing ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill: I. Clarifies procedures and requirements for third-party building inspections and approvals. II. Defines "minor home improvement." III. Sets new insurance limits for approved agencies. IV. Allows expedited review using software for minor projects. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to expedited permitting and third-party inspections for residential and minor home improvements. SPONSORS: Rep. Sweeney, Rock. 25 COMMITTEE: Housing ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill: I. Clarifies procedures and requirements for third-party building inspections and approvals. II. Defines "minor home improvement." III. Sets new insurance limits for approved agencies. IV. Allows expedited review using software for minor projects. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-3100 06/07 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to expedited permitting and third-party inspections for residential and minor home improvements. (j) "Minor home improvement" means the construction, reconstruction, alteration, renovation, repair, modernization, conversion, improvement, removal, or demolition of any residential …
Sponsors
- (R, 25) · primary sponsor