# New Hampshire SB174: prohibiting planning boards from considering the number of bedrooms a given unit or development has during the hearing and approval process.

New Hampshire SB174, prohibiting planning boards from considering the number of bedrooms a given unit or development has during the hearing and approval process., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Keith R. Murphy (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-12-18 (Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB174
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: prohibiting planning boards from considering the number of bedrooms a given unit or development has during the hearing and approval process.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-12-18, Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18
- Sponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe H. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate

## Actions (15)

- 2025-12-18: Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18 (House)
- 2025-05-22: Lay SB174 on Table (Rep. Alexander Jr.): MA DV 239-120 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 45 (House)
- 2025-05-22: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1639h 2025-2343h: MF RC 176-183 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 43 (House)
- 2025-05-22: Lay SB174 on Table (Rep. B. Boyd): MF RC 179-180 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 41 (House)
- 2025-05-22: FLAM # 2025-2343h (Rep. Howland): AA DV 234-124 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 41 (House)
- 2025-05-22: Amendment # 2025-1639h: AA VV 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 40 (House)
- 2025-05-19: Removed from Consent (Reps. Kuttab, Panek, Bordes, Rice, B. Boyd, Boehm, Porcelli, Perez, Andrus, Ball) 05/17/2025 HJ 15 P. 4 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1639h 05/06/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) (House)
- 2025-04-23: Executive Session: 05/06/2025 10:00 am LOB 305 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Public Hearing: 04/08/2025 10:30 am LOB 305 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Housing HJ 11 P. 112 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025, Vote 4-2; SC 13 (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:15 am; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7939)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7939)

## 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)
- [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)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [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-SB174-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).