HB1007 Relative to manufactured housing.
Relative to manufactured housing.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Manufactured housing is typically more affordable than conventional single-family homes, so expanding access may lower housing costs for lower-income NH residents seeking homeownership.
Your Community
Municipalities retain some discretion through 'reasonable efforts' language and are not required to allow manufactured housing in all residential areas, limiting potential strain on local services, though expansion of existing parks may proceed more easily.
Your Freedom
The bill expands housing options for residents seeking affordable manufactured homes and protects disaster victims' right to temporary manufactured housing on their own property, while constraining municipal zoning authority to completely exclude manufactured housing.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/11/2026 House Journal 7 P. 47
Sponsor
Leonard Turcotte (R)
The Short Version
This bill revises manufactured housing regulations to require municipalities to allow manufactured homes on individual lots under the same rules as single-family homes, in parks, or in subdivisions, while relaxing expansion standards for existing parks. It also allows disaster victims to temporarily place manufactured homes on damaged property during rebuilding. The changes aim to increase housing options but shift local zoning authority toward state-mandated accommodation of manufactured housing.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Lower-income residents and first-time homebuyers seeking affordable housing options
- ▲ Owners of manufactured housing parks seeking to expand existing operations
- ▲ Disaster victims rebuilding after fire or other damage to their homes
- ▲ Residents in municipalities with severe housing shortages and high costs
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Municipal governments losing discretionary zoning authority to exclude manufactured housing
- ▼ Existing residents in areas where manufactured housing is newly permitted, if concerned about property values or neighborhood character
- ▼ Municipalities that prefer stricter safety or design standards than NFPA 501A for park expansions
Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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