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SB439 • 2026
relative to municipal data center zoning.
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relative to municipal data center zoning.
Lay SB439 on Table (Rep. Ammon): MA DV 304-11 05/14/2026 HJ 13
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1807h 05/05/2026 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 19 P. 26
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:30 am GP 154
Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 10:00 am GP 154
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 5 P. 124
SB 439 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
Committee Amendment #2026-0176s , RC 16Y-8N, AA; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
Sen. Perkins Kwoka Floor Amendment #2026-0352s , AF, VV; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0176s , RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0176s , 01/29/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3
Hearing: 01/13/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:45 am; SC 46
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1
relative to municipal data center zoning.
SB 439 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE 01/29/2026 0176s 2026 SESSION 26-2236 06/09 SENATE BILL 439 AN ACT relative to municipal data center zoning. SPONSORS: Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Rep. Damon, Sull. 8 COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill authorizes municipalities to regulate data centers in commercial and industrial zones. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 01/29/2026 0176s 26-2236 06/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to municipal data center zoning. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Subdivision; Data Centers. Amend RSA 674 by inserting after section 80 the following new subdivision: Data Centers 674:81 Definition. In this subdivision, “data center” means a facility used primarily for the storage, processing, management, and transmission of digital data. “Data center” does not include a facility that does not exceed 25 percent of the gross floor area of all on-site buildings, is used to serve the enterprise functions of the on-site property owner, and is not used to lease data services to third parties. 674:82 Zoning Authority to Permit Data Centers. I. Data centers are allowed within zoning districts designated for commercial or industrial use and subject to the provisions of local land use regulations. 674:83 Rulemaking. The planning board, with the approval of the local legislative body, may adopt regulations as necessary. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.