# New Hampshire SB281: prohibiting municipalities from denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances.

New Hampshire SB281, prohibiting municipalities from denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Keith R. Murphy (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-22 (Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0256; Effective 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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- 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 SB281
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: prohibiting municipalities from denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-07-22, Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0256; Effective 07/01/2026
- Sponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: yes
- 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
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (14)

- 2025-07-22: Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0256; Effective 07/01/2026 (Senate)
- 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)
- 2025-05-22: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 6 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/06/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) (House)
- 2025-04-23: Executive Session: 05/06/2025 10:00 am LOB 305 (House)
- 2025-04-08: ==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 04/15/2025 01:00 pm LOB 302-304 (House)
- 2025-04-01: ==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 04/08/2025 11:30 am LOB 305 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Housing HJ 11 P. 113 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0947s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Amendment # 2025-0947s, AA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0947s, 03/20/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 13 (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:45 am; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-06-30: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1100&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=8000)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16986)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15012)

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- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1100&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=8000)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16986)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15012)

## 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-SB281-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).