SB 90 New Hampshire Senate · 2025 Regular Session

allowing high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use.

SB 90 would allow developers to build high-density residential housing (like apartment complexes) on land currently zoned exclusively for commercial uses, such as retail stores or offices. This change would directly affect property owners in commercial zones, developers seeking to build housing, and residents in those areas who might see new housing options. The key provision modifies zoning regulations to permit residential development in zones previously restricted to business use, without requiring separate land-use approvals. The bill was referred to committees but was recently deemed "Inexpedient to Legislate" by a committee vote, halting further progress.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Nov 3, 2025
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Total actions
5
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Committee
3
Nov 3, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 01/07/2026, Vote 6-0, CC;
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/20/2025, Vote 6-0, CC SC 13
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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