HB1273 Enabling municipal support and incentives for residential flood resilience improvements.
Enabling municipal support and incentives for residential flood resilience improvements.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Flood resilience investments protect property values and reduce costly flood damage, potentially saving homeowners thousands.
Your Community
Proactive flood resilience protects entire neighborhoods and reduces disaster recovery costs for communities.
Your Freedom
Gives municipalities new tools to offer voluntary incentives to homeowners; participation would be optional.
Status
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
Sponsor
Chris Muns (D)
The Short Version
Would enable municipalities to offer support and incentives for homeowners to make flood resilience improvements, addressing increasing flood risks in NH. Has minority committee support only.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Homeowners in flood-prone areas
- ▲ Municipalities facing flood damage costs
- ▲ Insurance ratepayers
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Municipal budgets funding incentive programs
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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