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SB90 • 2026

allowing high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use.

allowing high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Keith Murphy (R), Tim McGough (R), Jason Osborne (R), Daniel Innis (R)
Last action
2026-01-07
Official status
SENATE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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allowing high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use.

allowing high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use.

What This Bill Does

  • allowing high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-07 S

    Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  2. 2025-11-03 S

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 01/07/2026, Vote 6-0, CC; SC 46

  3. 2025-03-20 S

    Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8

  4. 2025-03-12 S

    Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/20/2025, Vote 6-0, CC SC 13

  5. 2025-02-26 S

    Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 11

  6. 2025-01-22 S

    Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3

Official Summary Text

allowing high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use.

Current Bill Text

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SB 90 - AS INTRODUCED

2025 SESSION
25-1088
06/05

SENATE BILL
90

AN ACT
allowing high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use.

SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2

COMMITTEE: Commerce

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ANALYSIS

This bill authorizes high-density residential development on commercially zoned land.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-1088
06/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT
allowing high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use.

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

1 New Subdivision; High-Density Residential Development on Commercially Zoned Land. Amend RSA 674 by inserting after section 76 the following new subdivision:
High-Density Residential Development on Commercially Zoned Land
674:77 Definitions. In this subdivision:
I. “High density residential zone" means a zoning classification that allows at least 20 residential units per acre.
II. "Commercially zoned land" means land designated for commercial activities such as retail, office, and service industries.
III. "Mixed-use development" means a type of urban development that combines residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment uses within a single building or development area.
674:78 Amendment to Zoning Regulations. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, municipalities shall allow high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use, provided that adequate infrastructure, including roads, water, and sewage systems, shall be available or provided to support the development.

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