==Legislative Update, 2026 #04== Call to action. Many Major bill votes 2/3 to 2/4

By Nick Norman - Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Howdee Everyone,

We have completed a huge amount of work on an amendment for HB1598, Expedited Eviction. We have an agreement that we anticipate will pass the committee and the full House. The bill has some big improvements for landlords in eviction law.

We also completed a good amount of work on an amendment for HB1375, 1 Application Per Landlord Per Year to hugely water that down. It is still in process.

We are working on HB1336, Allowing 2 Month Security Deposit For Marginally Qualified Tenants to address concerns and save that one. We’ll see.

We are also working on HB1499, New Grounds For Eviction.

The above work is greatly moving landlords forward. It is also using up our time which is making this week’s legislative update later than normal. In the interim we update the 1 Minute Advocate sometimes daily.

We will continue to update analysis over the next few weeks. Quite honestly, it is a gigantic task and we could use your assistance. Looks like we now are through initial analysis of the Major bills.

Would you consider:
Donating a little time to provide analysis of the Minor or Important or Major bills,
Or donating funds, see donation button further below, to pay for office staff to handle some of the data coordination,
Or donate some time doing some of the easy but voluminous data coordination.

Stay tuned. Stay involved. The time is now to communicate to legislators as described in the Action Map and 1 Minute Advocate.

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Next House Session
Thursday, May 15 at 10:00 am

Next Senate Session
Thursday, May 15 at 10:00 am

Update 2026 04 PriorityMajorImportantActionMap

Update SummaryNote: some links have changed. Always use latest links in latest update. Also note that we often keep previous update info on items still active because there are often new members signing up and receiving the updates. So we want them to have the info. Please have your housing provider partners and friends join us. The more members the stronger we will be.

Major Bills Summary (follow action items in Action Map above):
2026 Major Bills.
See Action Map above and 1 Minute Advocate.

Important Bills:
See Sneak Peek, Important bills Action Map & Important Bill Short Analysis in 1 Minute Advocate.

Minor Bills:

Also see Sneak Peek,

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1. General Legislative Logistics
Legislator contact info for the Major & Important bills is now updated into the 1 Minute Advocate.
Other contact info can be found on the GenCourt site, https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/

Use Logistics For Testifying for procedures and use 1 Minute Advocate for contact info.
Logistics For Testifying
House of Representatives for most of 2026 is meeting at 1 Granite Place (South Building), Concord, NH.

Remember the Legislative Office Building has some ongoing renovation, the House of Representatives for most of 2026 is meeting at 1 Granite Place (South Building), Concord, NH.

If action map says to contact committee:
See Legislative Committee Communication & Testifying In Person Procedure, Physical & Email addresses
For now use 1 Minute Advocate, the above email list could be slightly out of date.

If action map says to contact your Representative and full House or your Senator and Full Senate:
See Find Your Legislators

See Standard Email/Letter Format

2. Major & Important Bills:
See Action Map table, 1 Minute Advocate & Update Summary above.

3. Federal Update
None so far.

4. Minor bill updates are included in bill status section further below.
See Minor Bill Summary in 1 Minute Advocate.

5. Media.
None so Far

Hearings this week:
2/2/2026 at 10:45 a.m. Location: Granite Place Time: 10:45 a.m.
HB1646, Title: creating an off-site infrastructure improvement tax credit for the value of qualified off-site infrastructure improvements constructed or funded by business organizations that directly benefit the public.

2/3/2026 at 10:00 a.m. Location: Granite Place Time: 10:00 a.m.
HB1549 Title: establishing that titles, bills of sale, and identification documents are required only at initial registration or transfer of ownership.

2/3/2026 at 10:20 a.m. Location: Granite Place Time: 10:20 a.m.
HB1082 Title: enabling municipalities to remove political signs from state-owned property located within the municipality after an election.

2/3/2026 at 1:00 p.m. Location: Granite Place Time: 1:00 p.m.
HB1619 Title: relative to the rights of property owners and limitations on municipal land use regulation, and repealing the workforce housing program.

2/3/2026 at 2:30 p.m. Location: Granite Place Time: 2:30 p.m.
HB1295 Title: relative to eligibility requirements for charitable and nonprofit housing projects.

2/3/2026 at 3:01 p.m. Location: Granite Place Time: 3:01 p.m.
HB1357 Title: permitting in all residentially zoned areas by right the placement of newly constructed manufactured homes.

2/4/2026 at 10:00 a.m. Location: Granite Place Time: 10:00 a.m.
HB1800 text Title: relative to statewide education property taxes.

2/4/2026 at 10:45 a.m. Location: Granite Place Time: 10:45 a.m.
HB1787 Title: modifying the statewide education property tax.

2/4/2026 at 11:15 a.m. Location: Granite Place Time: 11:15 a.m.
HB1056 Title: establishing a commission to study the impacts of reinsurance on the cost and availability of property insurance in New Hampshire.

Hearings next week:
None so far.

Future Hearings:
None so far.

Love & Light,

Nick Norman
Director of Legislative Affairs
AANH Government Affairs Chair
NHRPOA Legislative Affairs Committee Chairman
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