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HB 1196-FN

repealing the state housing champion designation and grant program.

Filed 2026 · Killed · Housing · Municipalities

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Status	SENATE
In the Senate	INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Introduced	1/7/2026
Floor date	2/5/2026
LSR number	2306
Local government impact	no
Committee code	H64

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Where it stands

Senate: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

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Sponsors

Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19, Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4, DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8, Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1, Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2, Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.

What happened

Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.

• January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Housing
• January 20, 2026Public Hearing: 01/20/2026 09:00 am GP 231
• January 20, 2026Executive Session: 01/20/2026 09:00 am GP 231
• January 27, 2026Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/20/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC)
• January 27, 2026Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
• February 5, 2026Ought to Pass: MA RC 185-166 02/05/2026
• February 5, 2026Referred to Ways and Means 02/05/2026
• February 5, 2026Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Commerce
• February 5, 2026Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/05/2026
• February 17, 2026Hearing: 02/17/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:45 am
• April 15, 2026Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 04/23/2026
• April 23, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV = =; 04/23/2026

Votes

Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.

Ought to Pass

February 5, 2026 · House · 185–166, adopted

Votes by party

Party	Yes	No	Presiding	Excused	Absent
Republican	185	4	1	22	5
Democrat	0	162	0	7	7
Independent	0	0	0	1	0
Total	185	166	1	30	12

Yes — 185

• Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
• Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
• Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
• Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
• Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
• Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
• Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
• Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
• Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
• Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
• Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
• Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
• Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
• Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
• Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
• Berezhny, Lex(R) Graf 11
• Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
• Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44
• Bjelobrk, Marie Louise(R) Graf 5
• Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
• Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
• Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
• Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
• Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
• Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
• Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
• Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
• Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
• Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
• Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
• Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
• Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
• Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
• Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
• Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
• Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
• Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
• DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
• DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
• DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
• DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
• DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
• Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
• Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
• Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
• Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
• Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
• Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
• Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
• Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
• Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
• Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
• Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
• Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
• Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
• Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
• Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
• Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
• Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
• Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
• Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
• Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
• Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
• Grant, George(R) Sull 5
• Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
• Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
• Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
• Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
• Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
• Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
• Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
• Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
• Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
• Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
• Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
• Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
• Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
• Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
• Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
• King, Seth(R) Coos 4
• Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
• Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
• Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
• Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
• Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
• Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
• Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
• Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
• Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
• Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
• Love, David(R) Rock 13
• Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
• MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
• MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
• Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
• Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
• Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
• Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
• Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
• McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
• McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
• McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
• McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
• McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
• McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
• Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
• Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
• Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
• Milz, David(R) Rock 13
• Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
• Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
• Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
• Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
• Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
• Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
• Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
• Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
• Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
• Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
• Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
• Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
• Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
• Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
• Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
• Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
• Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
• Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
• Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
• Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
• Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
• Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
• Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
• Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
• Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
• Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
• Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
• Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
• Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
• Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
• Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
• Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
• Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
• Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
• Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
• Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
• Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
• Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
• Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
• Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
• Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
• See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
• Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
• Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
• Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
• Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
• Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
• Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
• Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
• Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
• Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
• Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
• Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
• Summers, James(R) Rock 20
• Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
• Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
• Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
• Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
• Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
• Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
• Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
• Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
• Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
• Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
• Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
• Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
• Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
• Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
• Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
• Walker, David(R) Straf 19
• Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
• Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
• Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
• Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
• Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
• Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13

No — 166

• Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
• Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
• Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
• Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
• Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
• Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
• Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
• Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
• Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
• Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
• Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
• Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
• Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
• Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
• Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
• Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
• Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
• Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
• Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
• Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
• Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
• Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
• Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
• Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
• Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
• Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
• Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
• DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
• Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
• Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
• Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
• Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
• Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
• England, Myles(D) Straf 12
• Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
• Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
• Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
• Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
• Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
• Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
• Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
• Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
• Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
• Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
• Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
• Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
• Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
• Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
• Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
• Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
• Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
• Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
• Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
• Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
• Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
• Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
• Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
• Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
• Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
• Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
• Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
• Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
• Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
• Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
• Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
• Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
• Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
• Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
• Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
• Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
• Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
• Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
• Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
• LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
• Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
• Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
• LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
• Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
• Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
• Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
• Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
• Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
• Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
• MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
• Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
• Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
• Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
• Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
• Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
• McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
• McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
• McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
• Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
• Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
• Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
• Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
• Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
• Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
• Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
• Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
• Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
• Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
• Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
• O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
• Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
• Paige, David(D) Carr 1
• Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
• Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
• Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
• Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
• Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
• Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
• Preece, David(D) Hills 17
• Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
• Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
• Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
• Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
• Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
• Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
• Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
• Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
• Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
• Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
• Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
• Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
• Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
• Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
• Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
• Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
• Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
• Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
• Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
• Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
• Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
• Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
• Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
• Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
• Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
• Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
• Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
• St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
• Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
• Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
• Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
• Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
• Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
• Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
• Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
• Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
• Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
• Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
• Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
• Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
• Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
• Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
• Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
• Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
• Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
• Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
• Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
• Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
• Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
• Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
• Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
• Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
• de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29

Presiding — 1

• Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16

Excused — 30

• Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
• Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
• Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
• Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
• Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
• Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
• Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
• Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
• Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
• Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
• Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
• Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
• Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
• Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
• Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
• Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
• Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
• Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
• Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
• Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
• Panek, Sandra(R) Hillsborough 1
• Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
• Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
• Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
• Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
• Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
• Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
• Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
• Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
• Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9

Absent — 12

• Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
• Bean, Harry(R) Belknap 6
• Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
• Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
• Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
• Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
• MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
• Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
• Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
• Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
• Stone, John(D) Straf 12
• Sykes, George(D) Graf 14

Inexpedient to Legislate

April 23, 2026 · Senate · None–None, adopted

Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.

Committee reports

Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.

Majority — OUGHT TO PASS

Rep. Julie Miles

The majority of the committee finds that New Hampshire’s housing affordability challenges are best addressed through policies that directly result in housing being built. After review, the majority of the committee determined that the Housing Champion designation and grant program added administrative requirements and ongoing costs, but did not reliably produce affordable or workforce housing at a scale commensurate with its funding. According to the fiscal note, approximately $3 million has been appropriated to the Housing Champion Program Fund, with remaining obligations extending into future fiscal years. Continuing the program would require ongoing administrative expenditures and future appropriations, placing additional pressure on the General Fund. Over time, this could contribute to higher state spending obligations that ultimately affect taxpayers across New Hampshire. This bill helps affordability by moving the state away from a designation-and-grant program and allowing lawmakers to refocus on changes that actually increase housing supply. An Ought to Pass vote supports efforts to reduce barriers, improve predictability for builders, and support locally driven housing solutions. When more housing is built, pressure on rents and home prices eases without requiring new or expanded state funding programs. Vote 10-8.

Minority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

Rep. David Paige

This bill repeals New Hampshire’s Housing Champions program at a moment when our state can simply not afford to abandon proven solutions to its housing supply challenges. Housing Champions is the state’s most effective vehicle for making targeted investments in municipal infrastructure that directly support housing development. In 2025 alone, grants awarded through the program contributed to 373 deed-restricted workforce housing units and funded infrastructure improvements necessary to unlock more than 1,000 additional homes. These investments translate directly into housing opportunities for working people. The success of Housing Champions lies in its emphasis on true state–local partnership. Funds are awarded only to municipalities that demonstrate a clear commitment to housing growth by adopting zoning and land-use reforms and by contributing matching funds. Communities that participate aren’t just passive recipients of state aid; they have real skin in the game. Contrary to the sponsors’ claims, this program is not rooted in political favoritism. Grants are awarded through a strict, transparent scoring rubric designed to ensure that limited funds flow to projects where they will produce measurable housing outcomes. That disciplined, results-driven structure is exactly why Housing Champions should be scaled up, not dismantled. Furthermore, repealing this program pulls the rug out from under the municipalities that stepped up in good faith, changed local policies, committed local resources, and partnered with the state to address our housing shortage. At a bare minimum, the committee should have resolved the serious ambiguity identified in the fiscal note regarding whether this bill would claw back $12.6 million in already obligated funds. Leaving municipalities uncertain about the security of promised state support is irresponsible and undermines confidence in state partnership.

Hearings and recordings

Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.

• January 20, 2026 at 09:00Housing public hearing recording 0:21:39–0:29:30, about 8 min (estimated)
• January 20, 2026 at 09:00Housing executive session recording (start time not identified)
• February 5, 2026House floor debate floor recording
• February 17, 2026 at 10:45Commerce hearing recording (start time not identified)
• April 23, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)

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