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HB 595 · 2026 · House · Resources, Recreation and Development Committee

Coastal flood resilience zones

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relative to coastal resilience zones.

Expands C-PACE and R-PACE qualifying improvements to include flood resiliency measures, authorizes municipal tax abatements and fees for flood resilience projects, and funds a statewide flood risk analysis.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · January 7, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill: I. Adds flood resiliency improvements to the definition of qualifying improvements for the purposes of C-PACE and R-PACE funding. II. Enables municipalities to offer property owners who engage in flood resilience projects a property tax abatement or tax assessment freeze for a specified period of time. III. Enable municipalities to assess a fee on properties in a flood resilience zone to be deposited into a non-lapsing flood resilience investment fund. IV. Makes an appropriation to the department of business and economic development to fund a statewide analysis of the costs and benefits of flood risk and flood risk mitigation efforts.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“A municipality which adopts this chapter shall thereafter be authorized to establish one or more [energy efficiency and clean energy] districts.”
RSA 53-F:3
“Collection of special assessments under this chapter shall be made by the tax collector or other official responsible for property tax or municipal service charge collection.”
RSA 53-F:8
“Each city and town may adopt under RSA 79-E an exemption from the assessed value, for property tax purposes, for real property which is includes a flood resiliency improvement as defined in RSA 72:88.”
RSA 72:89
“In addition to or in place of an exemption for flood resiliency improvement as provided under RSA 72:89, each city and town may, upon adoption pursuant to RSA 72:27-a, offer an annual property tax credit of between $100 and $1,000 for a period of not to exceed 5 years.”
RSA 72:90

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Chris MunsDPrime
  • Rep. Dennis MalloyDDeputy Ranking Member· Ways and Means
  • Rep. Jaci GroteDDemocratic Advisor
  • Rep. Jim MaggioreDDeputy Ranking Member· Municipal and County Government
  • Rep. Michael EdgarDDeputy Ranking Member· Public Works and Highways
  • Sen. Bill GannonRChair· Judiciary
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader

Also: Rep. Aboul KhanR, Rep. Erica de VriesD, Rep. Peggy BalboniD, Rep. Zoe ManosD, Sen. Debra AltschillerD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Oct 22, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate15–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Jan 7, 2026HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 5, 2025Public hearingHouse Resources, Recreation and Development1:12:27–1:20:348m 7slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Resources, Recreation and Development18:01–20:142m 13slocated in the stream transcriptExecutive Session
  • Sep 24, 2025Public hearingHouse Resources, Recreation and Development26:49–28:061m 17slocated in the stream transcriptFull Committee Work Session; Executive Session
  • Jan 7, 2026Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 3 P. 18
  2. Feb 5, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/05/2025 11:00 am LOB 305
  3. Feb 12, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/12/2025 10:15 am LOB 305
  4. Feb 14, 2025HouseRetained in Committee
  5. Sep 24, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 09/24/2025 10:00 am GP 228
  6. Sep 24, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 09/24/2025 10:00 am GP 228
  7. Oct 22, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 10/22/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 51 P. 16
  8. Jan 7, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 77

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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