HB 1405-FN
relative to the housing finance authority's affordable housing guarantee program.
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On the record
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| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/5/2026 |
| LSR number | 2936 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H64 |
Where it stands
Pending action in the other chamber
Sponsors
Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29, Altschiller, Debra(D) Rock 24, Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8, Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41, Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20, Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16, Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23, Paige, David(D) Carr 1, Perkins Kwoka, Rebecca(D) Rock 21, Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10, Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13, de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29
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 09:30 am GP 231
- January 20, 2026Executive Session: 01/20/2026 09:30 am GP 231
- January 27, 2026Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/20/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC)
- January 27, 2026Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- February 5, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 186-162 02/05/2026
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.
Inexpedient to Legislate
| Party | Yes | No | Presiding | Excused | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 185 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 |
| Democrat | 1 | 161 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 186 | 162 | 1 | 31 | 14 |
Yes — 186
- 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
- Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
- 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
- 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
- McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
- 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
- Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
- 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
- Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
- Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
- 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
- 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 — 162
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
Excused — 31
- 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
- Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
- 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 — 14
- 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
- Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
- Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
- Stone, John(D) Straf 12
- Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
- Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Majority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
This bill risks up to $300 million of taxpayer money to have the state effectively co-sign loans for low-income housing projects that are too risky or uneconomical for private lenders otherwise. This form of corporate welfare would allow private lenders to keep any profit but require the public to cover 4/5 of any loss. Several housing market downturns, such as the subprime mortgage crisis, were facilitated due to government policies that overextended credit and distorted market mechanisms to adequately price risk and interest. Despite the risks to the housing market and taxpayers, comparable federal programs such as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 542(c) already exist. The vast majority of housing in our state was privately built and privately funded without government intervention. Meeting New Hampshire’s housing needs will require reinvigorating this historic form of housing development instead of subsidies or government-backed market manipulation. Vote 10-8.
Minority — OUGHT TO PASS
The minority of the committee recommends Ought to Pass for this bill, the Affordable Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, which would be one step closer in helping to combat the affordable housing crisis we currently face in this state and that our constituents are demanding from us. This bill would establish a loan guarantee program within New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority (NHHFA) to provide guarantees for affordable housing projects, covering up to 80% of the principal. It is our opinion that this program will enable lenders to help a significant amount of granite staters that are in desperate need of affordable housing by reducing the risk to them. Affordable housing is not only about building more homes, it has a direct impact on our economic stability and growth. This housing crisis is driving our young people to move out of our state into more affordable states and New Hampshire’s businesses will suffer along with our prosperity and longevity. This bill is a solid step forward in addressing one portion of the housing crisis which will enable developers and housing organizations around the state to continue to focus on building/lending money on affordable housing. Home ownership should not only be for the privileged. It is a right that all granite staters deserve to obtain if they so desire, which requires homes of all price points so we all have the opportunity to live the American dream.
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 09:30Housing public hearing recording 0:35:06–1:10:12, about 35 min (estimated)
- January 20, 2026 at 09:30Housing executive session recording (start time not identified)
- February 5, 2026House floor debate floor recording
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