HB1098 • 2026

relative to municipalities denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Lucius Parshall (D), Tony Caplan (D), David Preece (D), Nicholas Germana (D), James Gruber (D), Donovan Fenton (D)
Last action: 2026-02-05
Official status: HOUSE
Effective date: Not listed

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relative to municipalities denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances.

What This Bill Does

relative to municipalities denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances.

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Bill History

2026-02-05 H
Lay HB1098 on Table (Rep. Alexander Jr.): MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 42
2026-01-27 H
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/13/2026 (Vote 17-0; RC) HC 5 P. 22
2026-01-16 H
Executive Session: 01/13/2026 09:30 am GP 231
2026-01-08 H
Public Hearing: 01/13/2026 09:30 am GP 231
2025-12-01 H
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Housing HJ 1 P. 6

Official Summary Text

relative to municipalities denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances.

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HB 1098 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2686
04/09

HOUSE BILL
1098

AN ACT
relative to municipalities denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances.

SPONSORS: Rep. Parshall, Ches. 8; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. Caplan, Merr. 8; Rep. Gruber, Ches. 16; Rep. Preece, Hills. 17; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10

COMMITTEE: Housing

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ANALYSIS

This bill allows municipalities to consider road maintenance, public safety, and related issues when granting building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI highways.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2686
04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to municipalities denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances.

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

1 Planning and Zoning; Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers; Erection of Buildings on Streets. RSA 674:41, I(c) is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
(c) Is a class VI highway, provided that:
(1) The local governing body after review and comment by the planning board has voted to authorize the issuance of building permits for the erection of buildings on said class VI highway or a portion thereof; and
(2) The municipality neither assumes responsibility for maintenance of said class VI highway nor liability for any damages resulting from the use thereof; and
(3) Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall produce evidence that notice of the limits of municipal responsibility and liability has been recorded in the county registry of deeds; or

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 2, 2026.