# New Hampshire HB1661: relative to expanding the housing finance authority's community heroes program and makes an appropriation therefor.

New Hampshire HB1661, relative to expanding the housing finance authority's community heroes program and makes an appropriation therefor., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris Muns (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-05 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 179-166 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 50); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1661
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to expanding the housing finance authority's community heroes program and makes an appropriation therefor.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-12
- Last action: 2026-02-05, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 179-166 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 50
- Sponsor: Chris Muns (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (179 yes, 166 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris Muns (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Allan Howland (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Connie Boyles Lane (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Paige (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Efstathia S Booras (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ellen D Read (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Erica R de Vries (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jim V. Maggiore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen A Hegner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laurel Stavis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-05 | House | ITL | pass | 179 | 166 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-02-05: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 179-166 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 50 (House)
- 2026-01-27: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2026-01-27: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/20/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 5 P. 24 (House)
- 2026-01-22: Executive Session: 01/20/2026 01:30 pm GP 231 (House)
- 2026-01-08: Public Hearing: 01/20/2026 01:30 pm GP 231 (House)
- 2025-12-12: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Housing HJ 1 P. 30 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-12: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24150)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
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- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24150)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1661-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).