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NH SB419

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rebecca Perkins Kwoka

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the Housing Champion Designation qualifications to include municipalities that adopt land use regulations promoting child care centers near commercial areas, allowing child care centers by right on commercially zoned land

  • Appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the Housing Champion Designation and Grant Program Fund for the biennium ending June 30, 2027

  • Appropriates $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the Housing Finance Authority's Affordable Housing Fund for financing or state matching funds for affordable housing

  • Both appropriations are designated as nonlapsing funds

  • Known as the "Afford Your Home Act" and takes effect July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Relative to the housing champion designation and program and the affordable housing fund, and making appropriations therefor.

Last Action

Refer to Interim Study, Regular Calendar 16Y-8N, Motion Adopted; 02/19/2026; Senate Journal 4

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance11/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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