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HB1009 • 2026

relative to municipal parking requirements for residential units.

relative to municipal parking requirements for residential 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 municipal parking requirements for residential units.

relative to municipal parking requirements for residential units.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to municipal parking requirements for residential 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. 7

  3. 2026-01-16 H

    Executive Session: 01/13/2026 01:00 pm GP 231

  4. 2026-01-08 H

    Public Hearing: 01/13/2026 01:00 pm GP 231

  5. 2025-11-07 H

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

Official Summary Text

relative to municipal parking requirements for residential units.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1009 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2302
06/05

HOUSE BILL
1009

AN ACT
relative to municipal parking requirements for residential 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 prohibits municipalities from requiring more than 1.5 parking spaces per unit for studio and one-bedroom units under a certain size that qualify for workforce housing and multi-family developments with 10 or more units.

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26-2302
06/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to municipal parking requirements for residential units.

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

1 Grant of Power; Accessory Parking for Vehicles. RSA 674:16, VII is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
VII. In its exercise of the powers granted under this subdivision, the local legislative body of a city, town, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places, may regulate accessory parking for vehicles, but shall not require more than 1.5 residential parking spaces per unit for studio and one bedroom units under 1000 square feet that meet the requirements for workforce housing under RSA 674:58, IV, and shall not require more than 1.5 residential parking spaces per unit for multi-family dwelling units with 10 units or more.

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