# New Hampshire HB413: relative to subdivision regulations on the completion of improvements and the regulation of building permits. New Hampshire HB413, relative to subdivision regulations on the completion of improvements and the regulation of building permits., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Diane Pauer (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-22 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 186; eff.07/01/2025 HJ 18); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB413-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New Hampshire HB413 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: relative to subdivision regulations on the completion of improvements and the regulation of building permits. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-10 - Last action: 2025-07-22, Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 186; eff.07/01/2025 HJ 18 - Sponsor: Diane Pauer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Owners get longer protection for approved development: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, approved and recorded subdivision and site plans get 7 years of protection, up from 5. This covers later changes to subdivision, site-plan, zoning, and impact-fee rules, for approvals granted on or after July 1, 2023. Active and substantial development must generally begin w… - New routes and limits for building appeals: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, zoning boards or selectmen acting as building-code appeal boards hear only appeals about local code amendments. Other appeals about state building and fire codes go to the New Hampshire Building Code Review Board. That state board also reviews local officials’ code decisions… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Diane Pauer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brian D Cole (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Hope E Damon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joe H. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Judy F. Aron (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Merryl Gibbs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Aron (Republican), House ## Actions (13) - 2025-07-22: Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 186; eff.07/01/2025 HJ 18 (House) - 2025-06-30: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 58 (House) - 2025-06-30: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 21 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Hearing: 04/15/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:35 am; SC 17 (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 10 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass: MA DV 185-167 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 90 (House) - 2025-03-19: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House) - 2025-03-19: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/10/2025 (Vote 11-7; RC) HC 17 P. 64 (House) - 2025-03-05: Executive Session: 03/10/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303 (House) - 2025-02-27: Public Hearing: 03/03/2025 09:40 am LOB 301-303 (House) - 2025-01-10: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 3 P. 8 (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-06-30: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=152&inflession=2025) - Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5928) - CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16916) - Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14526) ## Related bills - HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law) - HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed) - HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed) - 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) - HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=152&inflession=2025) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5928) - [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16916) - [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14526) ## 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) - [New Hampshire bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire/bills) - [New Hampshire state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB413-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).