establishing a task force to assess the development of housing at Great Bay community college and authorizing the college the right to use vacant property for the purpose of developing housing.
SB 490 establishes a task force to study the feasibility of building housing on vacant property at Great Bay Community College within the Pease development area. The task force will examine military/student housing models, funding sources, operational plans, and resident needs, specifically for students, faculty, staff, and New Hampshire National Guard personnel. The bill authorizes the college to develop housing on this property, subject to coordination with state agencies. The task force must submit recommendations by December 30, 2026, to the governor and legislature.
Bill status
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Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Nov 21, 2025
Signed Jul 9, 2026
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No substantive policy changes were made between the version adopted by both bodies and the final chaptered version. The only differences are the assignment of chapter number 255, renumbering of sections from generic (1, 2, 3) to chapter-specific (255:1, 255:2, 255:3), and the addition of a standard approval date (July 2, 2026) and effective date notation at the end of the document.
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Section numbers were renumbered from generic sequential numbers (1, 2, 3) to chapter-specific numbers (255:1, 255:2, 255:3) as part of the standard chaptering process.
An approval date of July 2, 2026 and a formal effective date summary were appended at the end of the document, which is standard for final chaptered versions.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Jul 9, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 255
upper
Jun 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2147e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/04/2026); SJ 14
upper
Jun 10, 2026
Introduced
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2147e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15
lower
May 14, 2026
Introduced
Sen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
upper
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1573h: MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12 P. 13
lower
May 7, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2026-1573h: AA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12 P. 13
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1573h 04/21/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 18 P. 9
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Housing HJ 5 P. 124
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2026-0118s, AA, VV; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0118s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0118s, 01/29/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 3
upper
Nov 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Watters
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Gannon
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Rosenwald
DDemocratic
Co
David Meuse
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Altschiller
DDemocratic
Co
Donovan Fenton
DDemocratic
Co
Howard Pearl
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer Mandelbaum
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Avard
RRepublican
Co
Mike Moffett
RRepublican
Co
Patricia Cornell
DDemocratic
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