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HB1012 • 2026

repealing accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units.

repealing accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Len Turcotte (R), Paul Terry (R), David Fracht (D), Bill Boyd (R), Charles Foote (R), Diane Kelley (R), Kristine Perez (R), Richard Brown (R)
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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repealing accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units.

repealing accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units.

What This Bill Does

  • repealing accessory dwelling units and detached 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 16-0; CC) HC 5 P. 7

  3. 2026-01-16 H

    Executive Session: 01/13/2026 02:30 pm GP 231

  4. 2026-01-08 H

    Public Hearing: 01/13/2026 02:30 pm GP 231

  5. 2025-11-07 H

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

Official Summary Text

repealing accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1012 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2317
07/06

HOUSE BILL
1012

AN ACT
repealing accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units.

SPONSORS: Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Terry, Belk. 7; Rep. Foote, Rock. 13; Rep. R. Brown, Carr. 8; Rep. Fracht, Graf. 16; Rep. D. Kelley, Hills. 32

COMMITTEE: Housing

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ANALYSIS

This bill repeals use of accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2317
07/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
repealing accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units.

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

1 New Section; Dwelling Units. Amend RSA 21 by inserting after section 55 the following new section:
21:56 References to Dwelling Units. The following definitions may be referenced when construing the meaning of accessory or detached accessory dwelling units:
I. "Accessory dwelling unit" means a residential living unit that is located on a lot containing a single-family dwelling that provides independent living facilities for one or more persons, including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation, on the same parcel of land as the principal dwelling unit it accompanies.
II. “Attached unit” means a unit that is within or attached to the principal dwelling unit, or completely contained within a preexisting detached structure.
III. “Detached unit” means a unit that is neither within nor physically connected to the principal dwelling unit, nor completely contained within a preexisting detached structure

2 Repeals. The following are repealed.
I. RSA 674:71, relative to the definitions of accessory and detached accessory dwelling units.
II. RSA 674:72, relative to accessory dwelling units.
III. RSA 674:73, relative to detached accessory dwelling units.

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