HB1764 Establishing community workforce housing targets, special assessment provisions, and a revolving loan fund for workforce housing development.
Establishing community workforce housing targets, special assessment provisions, and a revolving loan fund for workforce housing development.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
NH's housing shortage drives up costs for everyone; workforce housing development directly addresses the affordability crisis.
Your Community
Workforce housing is critical for communities to retain teachers, firefighters, nurses, and other essential workers being priced out.
Your Freedom
More housing options give workers freedom to live in communities where they work, though targets may affect local zoning control.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/11/2026 House Journal 7
Sponsor
Erica deVries (D)
The Short Version
Would create workforce housing targets, special assessment tools, and a revolving loan fund to increase affordable housing construction for NH's working families. Killed via ITL voice vote.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Working families priced out of housing
- ▲ Employers struggling to recruit due to housing costs
- ▲ Communities losing workforce
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Towns concerned about local zoning autonomy
- ▼ Property owners near new developments
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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