HB 1814-FN
establishing a 10-year strategic housing and infrastructure plan.
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On the record
Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.
| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| In the House | DIED ON THE TABLE |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/19/2026 |
| LSR number | 2866 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H64 |
Where it stands
House: DIED ON THE TABLE
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
The bill was set aside during the session and never taken back up, so it died when the session ended.
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 03:00 pm GP 231
- February 3, 2026Executive Session: 02/03/2026 10:00 am GP 231
- February 10, 2026Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/03/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC)
- February 10, 2026Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0452h (NT)
- February 19, 2026Lay HB1814 on Table (Rep. Alexander Jr.): MA VV 02/19/2026
- March 11, 2026Remove from Table (Rep. Wade): MF DV 123-207 03/11/2026
- August 19, 2026Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026
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.
Lay HB1814 on Table (Rep. Alexander Jr.)
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Remove from Table (Rep. Wade)
Decided on a division 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 — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
This bill is a bureaucratic, centralized, state led approach to housing which will generate more square feet of paperwork than square feet of housing. It creates a massive new government program “modeled after the statewide transportation improvement program.” The plan does not actually build any housing directly, but appears to be a plan about planning for housing. In addition to the Governor, this plan requires participation from the Council on Housing Stability (which is getting three new members picked by the New Hampshire Municipal Association), each metropolitan planning organization, each rural regional planning commission, the Division of Planning and Community Development within the Department of Business and Economic Affairs, and each municipality with a master plan which must now complete a “housing progress review” every five years. The plan is then submitted to the General Court each even numbered year on January 15th which must act on it by June 1 the same year. The fiscal note is incomplete as the Governor’s Office has not responded to the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant. This is concerning since the Governor is tasked with developing this plan. New Hampshire’s problem is not a lack of government planning, it’s a lack of housing. This bill will not fix that, only property rights and free markets can fix that. Vote 10-8.
Minority — OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT
Master plans provide the vision and rules that guide community development. Unfortunately, some of these plans are not revised for decades and as a result, the addition of new housing is stifled. Since the master plan provides the framework for a community development, long periods of inactivity stifle housing growth. This amendment would require municipalities that have adopted master plans but have not revised them in 10 years to review them and determine if amendments or revisions are needed. Additionally, five years after adopting a master plan, a housing progress review that included the latest regional housing needs assessment would be required. This would help the community determine if zoning regulations and incentives were effective and to make changes if they are not. These reviews would be shared with the Division of Planning and Community Development, which would be used to help coordinate state, regional, and municipal planning. The potential benefits of these changes to the planning process are why the minority of the committee recommends Ought to Pass with Amendment.
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 15:00Housing public hearing recording 6:10:24–6:46:48, about 36 min (estimated)
- February 3, 2026 at 10:00Housing executive session recording 2:19:00–2:19:30, about 0 min (estimated)
- February 19, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- March 11, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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