HB 1145 · 2026 · House · Housing Committee
Affordable housing investment fees
AI-generatedrelative to affordable housing investment fees.
Authorizes municipalities to adopt and enforce affordable housing investment fee ordinances as part of their innovative land use controls.AI-generated
Status
Committee recommended Inexpedient to Legislate; died at adjournment · February 11, 2026- ✓Introduced
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Analysis
This bill authorizes municipalities to adopt and enforce affordable housing investment fee ordinances as part of their innovative land use controls.
From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.
In the bill's words
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“As used in this section, "affordable housing investment fee" means a fee or assessment imposed upon development, including subdivision, building construction, or other land use change, which does not meet local inclusionary zoning ordinances or regulations in order to help the municipality invest in affordable housing units.”
“Any affordable housing investment fee shall be accounted for separately, shall be segregated from the municipality's general fund, may be spent upon order of the municipal governing body, shall be exempt from all provisions of RSA 32 relative to limitation and expenditure of town moneys, and shall be used solely for investment in affordable housing within the municipality.”
“All affordable housing investment fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be assessed at the time of planning board approval of a subdivision plat or site plan.”
“When no planning board approval is required, or has been made prior to the adoption or amendment of the affordable housing investment fee ordinance, affordable housing investment fees shall be assessed prior to, or as a condition for, the issuance of a building permit or other appropriate permission to proceed with development.”
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
- Rep. Jim MaggioreDDeputy Ranking Member· Municipal and County Government
Public testimony
10 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony
30% support70% oppose0% neutral
In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted
“I write in strong support of HB 1145, a commonsense and forward-thinking bill that gives municipalities a practical, locally controlled tool to address New Hampshire’s housing crisis.…”
“Correct me if I'm wrong about my history lessons in school, but, I thought that it was the Indians that found America first then we took it. After more than.two hundred years, take a look at what we whites have done with this country and we call the Indians savages.…”
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Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026
Votes
yeanay- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate11–7Overall61% yea
Hearings and debates
- Jan 22, 2026Public hearingHouse Housing1:41:17–1:46:385m 21slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
- Feb 3, 2026Public hearingHouse HousingWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
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Legislative history
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Housing HJ 1 P. 8
- Jan 22, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/22/2026 11:00 am GP 231
- Feb 3, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/03/2026 10:00 am GP 231
- Feb 3, 2026HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/03/2026 (Vote 11-7; RC) HC 10 P. 93
- Feb 11, 2026HouseMinority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study
Coverage
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Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.