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HB1196 Repealing the state housing champion designation and grant program.

Housing Dead Auto-scored

Repealing the state housing champion designation and grant program.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

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Overall Impact Score

Harmful

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

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Your Wallet

Eliminating incentives for housing development during a severe housing crisis will keep housing costs elevated. NH families already spend unsustainable shares of income on housing.

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Your Community

The housing crisis is NH's most pressing issue. Repealing a program that encouraged communities to build more housing directly worsens the shortage, driving out young families and workers.

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Your Freedom

Removes a voluntary incentive program. While no one is forced to participate, the practical effect is less housing freedom for people priced out of the market.

Status

Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 04/23/2026; Senate Journal 10

Voted Yes

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Voted No

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Sponsor

Matt Drew (R)

The Short Version

Repeals the Housing Champion program, which rewarded municipalities that adopted pro-housing policies with state grants. Passed the House 185-166. During NH's worst housing crisis, this eliminates one of the few state incentives for communities to allow more housing construction.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Those opposing new housing development in their communities

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ NH families struggling with housing costs
  • ▼ Young people unable to afford to live in NH
  • ▼ Employers who cannot attract workers due to housing costs

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 184 for , 4 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 1 for , 162 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Ought to Pass (passage vote) 2026-02-05
Passed

YES = Pass the bill. NO = Reject the bill.

184R + 1D
Voted to Pass (185)
4R + 162D
Voted Against (166)
30
Absent
13
Not voting
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Voted Yea (185)

Republicans (184)
Democrats (1)

Voted Nay (166)

Republicans (4)
Democrats (162)
Absent (30)

Aidan Ankarberg (I) , Arnold Davis (R) , Brian Nadeau (R) , Bryan Morse (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathy Kenny (R) , Daniel Popovici-Muller (R) , David Lundgren (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Gregory Hill (R) , Jack Flanagan (R) , Janet Lucas (D) , Juliet Harvey-Bolia (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Linda Gould (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Ouellet (R) , Paul Terry (R) , Peter Varney (R) , Robley Hall (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sandra Panek (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Ted Gorski (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Vicki Wilson (R)

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