New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1654: requiring a property owner to pay all taxes or charges on their property prior to being issued certain building or occupancy permits.
Status: Failed, March 11, 2026
What the bill says
An act requiring a property owner to pay all taxes or charges on their property prior to being issued certain building or occupancy permits. Rep. Girard, Sull. 6 COMMITTEE: Housing ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires a property owner to pay all taxes or charges on their property prior to being issued certain building or occupancy permits. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT requiring a property owner to pay all taxes or charges on their property prior to being issued certain building or occupancy permits. Rep. Girard, Sull. 6 COMMITTEE: Housing ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires a property owner to pay all taxes or charges on their property prior to being issued certain building or occupancy permits. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-3220 07/06 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT requiring a property owner to pay all taxes or charges on their property prior to being issued certain building or occupancy permits. VII. The building inspector may be authorized by the local legislative body to not …
Sponsors
- Wayne Hemingway (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Dale Girard (R, 6)