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HB1006 • 2026

relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units.

relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
David Preece (D), Len Turcotte (R), Richard Brown (R), Jim Maggiore (D)
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units.

relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 10

  2. 2026-01-27 H

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/13/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 5 P. 6

  3. 2026-01-16 H

    Executive Session: 01/13/2026 10:30 am GP 231

  4. 2026-01-08 H

    Public Hearing: 01/13/2026 10:30 am GP 231

  5. 2025-11-07 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Housing HJ 1 P. 2

Official Summary Text

relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1006 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2293
06/09

HOUSE BILL
1006

AN ACT
relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units.

SPONSORS: Rep. Preece, Hills. 17; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. R. Brown, Carr. 8

COMMITTEE: Housing

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ANALYSIS

This bill requires that parking for accessory dwelling units be provided on-site or at a legally dedicated off-site location only with municipal approval, removing property owner discretion over parking placement.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2293
06/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 On-site Parking Requirement for Accessory Dwelling Units. Amend RSA 674:72, IV to read as follows:
IV. Any municipal regulation applicable to single-family dwellings shall also apply to the combination of a principal dwelling unit and an accessory dwelling unit, including but not limited to lot coverage standards and standards for maximum occupancy per bedroom consistent with policy adopted by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, provided that such municipal regulations shall not be more restrictive for accessory dwelling units than for any single-family use in the same zoning district. If a municipality has established regulations requiring parking for the principal dwelling unit, it may require up to one additional parking space for each accessory dwelling unit. Required parking spaces [
may
]
shall
be provided either on-site or at a legally dedicated off-site location[
, at the property owner's discretion
]
as approved by the municipality
.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.