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HB1499 Relative to additional grounds for eviction under the landlord and tenant statute.

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Relative to additional grounds for eviction under the landlord and tenant statute.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

3

Overall Impact Score

Harmful

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

3
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Your Wallet

Easier evictions during a housing shortage could increase costs for displaced tenants facing limited affordable options.

3
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Your Community

Expanding eviction grounds during NH's severe housing crisis threatens to increase homelessness and housing instability.

4
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Your Freedom

While landlords gain more property rights, tenants lose housing security during a crisis with few alternatives.

Status

Conference Committee Report; Not Signed Off; Senate Journal 14

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Joe Alexander (R)

The Short Version

Adds new grounds for landlord evictions under NH tenant law. Passed House 193-154 with amendment, now in Senate Judiciary. During NH's housing crisis, expanding eviction grounds makes it easier for landlords to remove tenants.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Landlords seeking more eviction flexibility
  • ▲ Property owners

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Tenants at risk of eviction
  • ▼ Renters in NH's tight housing market
  • ▼ Homeless services

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 ( 187 for , 1 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 6 for , 153 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 with Amendment 2026-02-19
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

187R + 6D
Voted to Pass (193)
1R + 153D
Voted Against (154)
32
Absent
14
Not voting
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Voted Yea (193)

Republicans (187)
Democrats (6)

Voted Nay (154)

Republicans (1)
Democrats (153)
Absent (32)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Andrew Prout (R) , Anita Burroughs (D) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Beth Richards (D) , Brian Cole (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathryn Harvey (D) , Charles McMahon (R) , Claudine Burnham (R) , Eleana Colby (D) , Ellen Read (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Jack Flanagan (R) , James Tierney (R) , Jay Markell (R) , John Leavitt (R) , John Suiter (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Kristina Schultz (D) , Laurel Stavis (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Belcher (R) , Pamela Brown (R) , Richard Brown (R) , Samantha Jacobs (D) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Tim Mannion (R) , Timothy Soucy (D) , Wayne Pearson (D)

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