Council on Housing Stability

Council

A council the General Court lists among its statutory committees.

Class
Statutory Committeefiled under the House
Set Up
2022by HB 503
Members
2 legislatorsand 33 other seats
Report Was Due
Nov 1, 2022
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@misc{committee-ss1606, title = {Council on Housing Stability}, howpublished = {Granite Record}, url = {https://graniterecord.org/committee/ss1606}, note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026} }

What It Does

Set up by HB 503 of 2022, chapter 251 of the Laws of 2022, in effect from June 24, 2022.

The statute it sits in: RSA 4-H:1, State Council on Housing Stability Established.

First Meeting
The first meeting of the council shall be called by the legislative member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives pursuant to RSA 4-H:2, I(t) within 45 days of the effective date of this section.
Quorum
A majority of the appointed council members shall constitute a quorum.

Report

Reporting Requirement. On or before November 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the council shall provide an a report of its activities and the status of the plan to create housing stability for all citizens of the state to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library. Report Filed 11/1/2025

Was Due
November 1, 2022.
Filed
A report is on file.

Members

Senators 1

Representatives 1

Other Members 33

  • Three mayors, or their designees, representing different regions of New Hampshire, appointed by the New Hampshire Municipal Association.4 seats on record
  • Two individuals, one of whom shall be a young adult, who have current and/or recent lived experience with housing instability, appointed by the governor.1 seat on record
  • Department of health and human services.2 seats on record · DHHS
  • Department of education.1 seat on record · DOE
  • Department of safety.1 seat on record · DOS
  • Department of transportation.1 seat on record · DOT
  • Department of business and economic affairs.1 seat on record · Dept. of business and economic affairs
  • Department of corrections.1 seat on record · DOC
  • Department of employment security.1 seat on record
  • Department of military affairs and veterans services.1 seat on record
  • New Hampshire housing finance authority.1 seat on record
  • Community development finance authority.1 seat on record · NHCDFA
  • The bureau chief of the bureau of housing supports, department of health and human services.1 seat on record · DHHS
  • The director of the division of behavioral health services, or designee, department of health and human services.1 seat on record · DHHS
  • The director of the division for children, youth and families, or designee, department of health and human services.1 seat on record · DHHS
  • One representative of each of New Hampshire's Continuum of Care, appointed by each continuum.1 seat on record · Waypoint NH
  • A representative of the New Hampshire Municipal Association, appointed by the association.1 seat on record
  • A landlord, appointed by the governor.1 seat on record · Elm Grove Co.
  • A real estate developer, appointed by the governor.1 seat on record · abcnhvt
  • Two representatives of local providers of housing services, appointed by the governor.1 seat on record · Fitnh.org
  • A representative of Housing Action New Hampshire, appointed by the association.1 seat on record · Housing Action NH
  • A representative of a county economic development council, appointed by the council.1 seat on record · Grafton RDC
  • A representative of the faith based community, appointed by the governor.1 seat on record · NH CC
  • A representative of a member agency of the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, appointed by the coalition.1 seat on record · NHCADSV
  • Two representatives of the philanthropic community with expertise in housing instability, appointed by the governor.2 seats on record · Endowment for Health, NHCF
  • A representative of the business community with an interest in affordable housing, appointed by the governor.1 seat on record
  • A representative from a law enforcement agency, appointed by the New Hampshire Chiefs of Police Association.1 seat on record · LPD
  • DHHS Director of Division of Economic and Housing Stability1 seat on record

The General Court’s database names the legislators who sit on it; the other members’ names are on its own page for the committee, and are not here yet.

Meetings

No meeting of it is in the General Court’s record, which holds the study and statutory committees’ meetings of 1991 to 2015 and from 2024 on.