April 15th housing bill hearings

Legislative Updates
Week of 04/14/2025

Bill hearings for this week are scheduled for April 15 in the Senate Commerce Committee and House Housing Committee.

Find them here:
https://bedfordresidents.com/bra/2025/04/14/bill-hearings-week-of-april-14/

You can use the House Portal, or email the House Housing Committee directly:
https://gc.nh.gov/house/committees/remotetestimony/

You can use the Senate Portal, or email the Senate Commerce Committee directly:
https://gc.nh.gov/remotecommittee/senate.aspx
 
You can also check both the House and Senate Testimony Portals during the week in case hearings are scheduled after you receive this message:

The full list of bills is here – some could still use commentary to the committees:
https://bedfordresidents.com/bra/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/BRA_Bill_Watch2025.pdf
 
We also need to keep reminding the Governor of what these bills will do to “Mass Up NH”
KELLY.A.AYOTTE@GOVERNOR.NH.GOV

EVENTS and LINKS
 
Representative Len Turcotte, former Chair of the House Municipal Committee, will be speaking to the Bedford  group  for awareness of this issue. Contact the group’s  Chair  to let her know you want to attend if you are not a member. They may ask you to arrive after the business portion of the meeting. This is a non-partisan issue and Rep Turcotte is very good at taking your questions.

 
Bedford Republican Committee Meeting
April 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Murphy’s Taproom and Carriage House
393 RTE-101, Bedford, NH
Danielle Evansic, Chair: (request email)


HB2 is the BUDGET BILL that contains provisions that affect taxes, gambling and HOUSING.
It is currently before the Senate Finance Committee. if you are interested, you can see what provisions are of concern here at the state taxpayer group’s website:
https://www.cnht.org/news/2025/04/13/hb2-budget-bill/
 
Your help is appreciated!

If you have any questions about a bill, or are still not sure how to send in your position, please don’t hesitate to email info@bedfordresidents.com or call 603-471-0138 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

If you have to leave a message, speak loudly and clearly. We will call you back.
Have a great week.

Links:
Rep Turcotte and the NHMA on WMUR’s CloseUp:
https://www.wmur.com/article/advocate-local-control-top-down-changes-housing-policy-closeup-04132025/64468304

State Budget Would Repeal Housing Appeals Board (good!)
https://www.concordmonitor.com/NH-state-budget-would-end-Housing-Appeals-Board-60303634
 
 
~ BRA
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