Bills affecting Homeowner in New Hampshire — 2026 session

Relative to municipal zoning requirements for child day care providers.

Prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses for the production and sale of homestead food products.

Allowing organizations to file for property tax exemptions once and receive those exemptions unless and until a town assessor finds the organization ineligible for an exemption.

Relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period.

Relative to the zoning board of adjustment variance criteria.

Allowing municipalities to vote to require that pie charts, bar charts, and QR codes be placed on property tax bills depicting where and how tax dollars are being allocated.

Relative to municipal data center zoning.

Relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and making appropriations therefor.

Modifying the statewide education property tax.

Repealing the commission to study the historical evolution of the New Hampshire zoning enabling act.

Relative to public hearing notice requirements for zoning board of adjustment appeals.

Authorizing municipalities to adopt zoning ordinances related to the protection, management, or replacement of tree canopy.

Relative to zoning conformity and redevelopment standards.

Relative to acreage requirements and zoning regarding sewer infrastructure and single-family residential uses.

Prohibiting the use of negative property tax rates in certain municipalities.

Providing property tax exemptions for qualifying residences.

Creating an additional property tax for certain unoccupied properties and creating a housing transfer tax exemption for certain low- and moderate-income home buyers.

Repealing zoning restrictions on dwelling units.

Relative to exemptions from multi-family zoning requirements for small or low-density communities.

Creating a property tax exemption and credit opt-out mechanism.