SB 284 New Hampshire Senate · 2025 Regular Session

relative to authority for municipalities to regulate mandatory on-site parking requirements.

SB 284 limits municipalities' ability to require on-site parking for residential developments. It caps parking requirements at 1.5 spaces per residential unit, applying to most new housing projects. The bill specifically exempts certain workforce housing units (studio/one-bedroom units under 1,000 sq. ft.) and multi-family developments with 10+ units from this cap. This directly affects local governments setting zoning rules and developers building residential properties across New Hampshire.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Signed Jul 22, 2025
Floor votes · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

11574
Passed · 32 other
Total votes 221
May 1, 2025
D Democratic106
65 Yea 25 Nay 16
61% Yea
I Independent2
1 Yea 1
50% Yea
R Republican113
49 Yea 49 Nay 15
43% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jul 22, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0258; Effective 09/13/2025
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Introduced
Sen. Innis Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16
upper
May 1, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (115-74-32)
house
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-1556h (NT): AA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 25
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1556h: MA RC 197-144 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 25
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1556h (NT) 04/15/2025 (Vote 14-1; CC) HC 22 P. 10
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Housing HJ 11 P. 113
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: DIV 15Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025, Vote 5-1; SC 13
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Keith Murphy
Keith Murphy
RRepublican
NH
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