New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1681: relative to the definition, inspection, and local approval of tiny houses and yurts as innovative housing structures.
Status: Signed into law, July 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the definition, inspection, and local approval of tiny houses and yurts as innovative housing structures. Rep. M. Aron, Sull. 8; Rep. Rollins, Sull. 3; Rep. Cole, Hills. 26; Rep. Reinfurt, Hills. 29; Rep. Post, Hills. 42 COMMITTEE: Housing ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill establishes standards for innovative housing structures, including tiny houses, tiny houses on wheels, and yurts, authorizes their use as single‐family or accessory dwellings, sets construction, inspection, and off‐site manufacturing requirements.
From the chaptered text, July 15, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the definition, inspection, and local approval of tiny houses and yurts as innovative housing structures. Rep. M. Aron, Sull. 8; Rep. Rollins, Sull. 3; Rep. Cole, Hills. 26; Rep. Reinfurt, Hills. 29; Rep. Post, Hills. 42 COMMITTEE: Housing ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill establishes standards for innovative housing structures, including tiny houses, tiny houses on wheels, and yurts, authorizes their use as single‐family or accessory dwellings, sets construction, inspection, and off‐site manufacturing requirements, regulates transportation, and directs related rulemaking under the state building code and wastewater and modular building statutes. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 11Mar2026... 0998h 05/07/2026 1709s 4Jun2026... 2191EBA 26-3110 06/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year …
Sponsors
- Grant, George (R, 5) · primary sponsor