HB 1525 · 2026 · House · Housing Committee
Zoning rules for unrelated roommates
AI-generatedrelative to zoning restrictions concerning dwelling unit occupancy.
Requires municipalities to allow at least 2 unrelated individuals per bedroom in single-family homes located within multi-family zones.AI-generated
Status
Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 19, 2026- ✓Introduced
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Analysis
This bill requires municipalities to allow at least 2 unrelated individuals per bedroom in single-family homes located in multi-family zones.
From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
Public testimony
7 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony
43% support43% oppose14% neutral
In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted
“I am neutral on this HB 1525 as I think this sentence of proposed Bill needs clarification: " but not necessarily all, land areas and lots in districts zoned to permit multi-family residential uses within the municipality."”
Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.
Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026
Hearings
- 2026-01-229:30 amHouse HousingGP 231Public hearingrescheduled
Legislative history
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Housing HJ 1 P. 24
- Jan 22, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/22/2026 01:00 pm GP 231
- Jan 22, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 01/22/2026 01:00 pm GP 231
- Feb 22, 2026HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/22/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 7 P. 15
- Feb 19, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 24
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Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.