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HB 1009 · 2026 · House · Housing Committee

Municipal parking requirement limits

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relative to municipal parking requirements for residential units.

Prohibits municipalities from requiring more than 1.5 parking spaces per unit for qualifying workforce housing studio and one-bedroom units and for multi-family developments with 10 or more units.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 5, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill prohibits municipalities from requiring more than 1.5 parking spaces per unit for studio and one-bedroom units under a certain size that qualify for workforce housing and multi-family developments with 10 or more units.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. David PreeceDPrime
  • Rep. Jim MaggioreDDeputy Ranking Member· Municipal and County Government

Also: Rep. Len TurcotteR, Rep. Richard BrownR

Public testimony

44 signed in online · 4 wrote testimony

18% support82% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I write in strong support of HB 1009, a smart, targeted reform that removes one of the most common and least discussed barriers to housing affordability in New Hampshire: excessive parking mandates.…”
— David Preece, Manchestersupports
“Reducing onsite parking does not create walkable neighborhoods, it makes them worse when residents are forced to park on sidewalks. In my neighborhood, most housing units have 2 or more vehicles.”
— Roy Schweiker, Concordsupports
“"HB 1009 reflects evidence-based housing reform aimed at reducing development costs and expanding housing supply.…”
— Georgina Lambert, Belmontsupports
“New Hampshire needs more access to housing now. We need to expand the tax base as well as enable the next two generations the opportunity to put down roots and care about New Hampshire.”
— Curtis Register, Durhamopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-139:00 amHouse HousingGP 231Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Housing HJ 1 P. 2
  2. Jan 13, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/13/2026 01:00 pm GP 231
  3. Jan 13, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 01/13/2026 01:00 pm GP 231
  4. Jan 13, 2026House: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/13/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 5 P. 7
  5. Feb 5, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 10

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.