# New Hampshire SB435: relative to the zoning board of adjustment variance criteria.

New Hampshire SB435, relative to the zoning board of adjustment variance criteria., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Daryl Abbas (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-14 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 25) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB435
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to the zoning board of adjustment variance criteria.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Last action: 2026-05-14, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 25
- Sponsor: Daryl Abbas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- 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: Daryl Abbas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate

## Actions (10)

- 2026-05-14: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 25 (House)
- 2026-05-06: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 05/05/2026 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 19 P. 15 (House)
- 2026-04-29: Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:30 am GP 154 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 10:25 am GP 154 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 5 P. 124 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Committee Amendment # 2026-0499s, AA, VV; 02/19/2026; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0499s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/19/2026; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0499s, 02/19/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 6 (Senate)
- 2025-12-10: Hearing: 01/13/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:15 am; SC 46 (Senate)
- 2025-11-21: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-21: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=21982)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=21982)

## 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-SB435-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).