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HB 1499-FN

(New Title) relative to additional grounds for eviction under the landlord and tenant statute, relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide meals to students during school hours, and reimbursing schools for meals provided to students at no cost and making an appropriation therefor.

Filed 2026 · Killed · Housing · Property - Real and Personal

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StatusSENATE
In the SenateCONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Introduced1/7/2026
Floor date2/19/2026
LSR number2449
Local government impactno
Committee codeH34

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Sponsors

Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29, Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1, Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44, Innis, Daniel(R) Belk 7, Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17, Lang, Timothy(R) Belk 2, Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2, Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
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What happened

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Votes

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Ought to Pass with Amendment

February 19, 2026 · House · 193–154, adopted

Votes by party
PartyYesNoPresidingExcusedAbsent
Republican18801207
Democrat51540134
Independent00001
Total19315413312
Yes — 193
  • 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
  • Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
  • 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
  • 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
  • Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
  • Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
  • Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
  • Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
  • Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
  • Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
  • Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
  • Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
  • Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
  • Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
  • 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
  • DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
  • 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
  • Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
  • Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
  • Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
  • 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
  • Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
  • Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
  • Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
  • Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
  • Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
  • 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
  • Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
  • 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
  • Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
  • Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
  • Love, David(R) Rock 13
  • Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
  • Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
  • 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
  • Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
  • Panek, Sandra(R) Hillsborough 1
  • 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
  • Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
  • 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
  • Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
  • Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
  • Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
  • Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
  • Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
  • Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
  • 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
  • Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
  • Summers, James(R) Rock 20
  • Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
  • Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
  • Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
  • Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
  • Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
  • Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
  • Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
  • Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
  • 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
  • Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
  • 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
  • Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
  • Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
No — 154
  • 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
  • Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
  • Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
  • 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
  • Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
  • Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
  • Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
  • Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
  • Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
  • Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
  • Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
  • Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
  • Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 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
  • 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
  • Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
  • 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
  • Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
  • 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
  • Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
  • Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
  • 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
  • Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
  • 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
  • Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
  • Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
  • Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
  • 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
  • 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
  • Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
  • Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
  • St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
  • Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
  • Stone, John(D) Straf 12
  • Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
  • Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
  • Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
  • Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
  • Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
  • 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
  • Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
Excused — 33
  • Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
  • Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
  • Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
  • Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
  • Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
  • Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
  • Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
  • Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
  • Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
  • Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
  • Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
  • Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
  • Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
  • Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
  • Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
  • Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
  • Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
  • Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
  • McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
  • Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
  • Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
  • Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
  • Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
  • Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
  • Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
  • Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
  • Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
  • Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
  • Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
  • Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
  • Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
  • Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
  • Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
Absent — 12
  • Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
  • Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
  • Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
  • Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
  • Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
  • MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
  • Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
  • Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
  • Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
  • Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
  • Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
  • Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7

Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1772s

May 7, 2026 · Senate · None–None, adopted

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

House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1952s 2026-1910s and 2026-1772s and Requests CofC (Rep. Alexander Jr.)

May 14, 2026 · House · None–None, adopted

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

Ought to Pass with Amendments #2026-1910s and #2026-1952s

May 14, 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 WITH AMENDMENT

Rep. Calvin Beaulier

With the amendment, this bill provides clarity for housing providers so that they can confidently evict tenants who either lie about who they are or hide their criminal convictions. The first provision allows eviction where a tenant uses personal identification that does not belong to them to obtain or maintain a tenancy. The other provision allows eviction for undisclosed recent felony criminal convictions, all federal immigration crimes including improper entry by alien, registration for sexual offenses, and registration for offenses against children. There is a safe-harbor provision for tenants who disclose a conviction in writing prior to the start of a lease, so housing providers can make an informed decision to lease their property. The eviction action can also be individualized to just the tenant who has violated the above provisions, leaving lawful tenants in place. Vote 10-8.

Minority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

Rep. David Paige

The minority opposes this bill not because landlords should be deprived of the authority to address dangerous or unlawful conduct, but because existing law already provides those tools. This legislation risks creating confusion and legal exposure without improving safety. Current New Hampshire law allows landlords to terminate a tenancy for good cause, including conduct that threatens the health or safety of other residents, damages property, interferes with tenants’ peaceful enjoyment, or involves material misrepresentation connected to the tenancy. Landlords may already evict tenants who lie on rental applications, submit falsified documents, or engage in criminal behavior that reasonably jeopardizes residents or property. To the extent this bill merely seeks to reaffirm those principles, it is redundant. More troubling, however, is that the bill establishes new categorical eviction grounds that risk conflict with federal Fair Housing Act obligations. Passage of a state statute does not relieve landlords of their duty to comply with federal law. Federal fair housing guidance cautions against blanket evictions based on criminal history without individualized, conduct-based assessments tied to legitimate safety or property concerns. By encouraging broad eviction triggers untethered from the nature, severity, or recency of the underlying conduct, this bill risks placing landlords in a legal “minefield,” where state law appears to authorize actions that federal law still prohibits. That uncertainty does not serve tenants, landlords, or our communities. The minority strongly reaffirms landlords’ need for the authority to act decisively when tenant conduct threatens safety or property. We believe those tools already exist, and that layering on potentially conflicting standards is unwise and likely to lead to future litigation—a likelihood the majority has tacitly acknowledged through the incorporation of a severability clause. For these reasons, the minority recommends the bill be found Inexpedient to Legislate.

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