HB 1711-FN
relative to governmental land uses.
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On the record
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| Status | SENATE |
|---|---|
| In the House | PASSED/ADOPTED |
| In the Senate | INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/19/2026 |
| LSR number | 2746 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H18 |
Where it stands
House: PASSED/ADOPTED · Senate: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
Sponsors
Fracht, David(D) Graf 16, Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5, Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
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 Municipal and County Government
- January 23, 2026Public Hearing: 01/23/2026 01:45 pm GP 154
- February 3, 2026Executive Session: 02/03/2026 11:15 am GP 153
- February 10, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/03/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC)
- February 19, 2026Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/19/2026
- February 19, 2026Introduced 02/19/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- April 7, 2026Hearing: 04/07/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:45 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
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Inexpedient to Legislate
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.
Committee — OUGHT TO PASS
This bill makes several changes to RSA 674:54 I-II-b. First, it puts recent court decisions clarifying government land use by “authorized agents, contractors and sub-contractors” of an agency of the state, or any of its political subdivisions, into statute by conferring on them the same status, in regard to local land use regulation, as the state agency for which they work, or are contracted by, or for which their clients receive state funding. Second, a public hearing by the local governing body or planning board on the proposed land use would be changed from optional to required. This increases transparency and encourages public comment. Any recommendation resulting from the hearing remains non-binding. Third, municipalities would be permitted to request documentation proving that the agent, contractor or sub-contractor is, in fact, acting as an agent of the state or any of its political subdivisions and that it possesses the necessary licenses or certifications to carry out its mission. Other minor changes include changes in the time frame for required notifications and public hearing and re-setting the trigger for the requirements of the RSA from “substantial change of use or new use” to “any change of use or any new use.” This bill puts court decisions into statute and makes the process more transparent by requiring notification and a public hearing prior to any new land use or change in land use by a public agency or its agents, contractors or sub-contractors. Vote 18-0.
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 23, 2026 at 13:45Municipal and County Government public hearing recording 6:25:11–6:36:28, about 11 min (estimated)
- February 3, 2026 at 11:15Municipal and County Government executive session recording 2:14:30–2:15:00, about 0 min (estimated)
- February 19, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- April 7, 2026 at 09:45Election Law and Municipal Affairs hearing recording (start time not identified)
- April 23, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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