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HB1786 Relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and making appropriations therefor.

Housing Active Auto-scored

Relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and making appropriations therefor.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

7
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Your Wallet

Taxes luxury second homes to fund housing development, directly addressing the affordability crisis that affects working NH families.

7
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Your Community

Addresses NH's critical housing shortage by creating a funding source for housing development from those who can most afford it.

4
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Your Freedom

Creates a new tax on property ownership, though targeted at non-primary luxury residences rather than homes people live in.

Status

Remove from Table (Rep. Gallager):MF Regular Calendar 100-236 03/11/2026 House Journal 7

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Chris Muns (D)

The Short Version

Would create a special tax assessment on luxury second homes to fund affordable housing development, targeting the housing shortage. Tabled 189-158, then motion to remove from table failed 100-236.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Working families needing affordable housing
  • ▲ Communities facing workforce shortages due to housing costs

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Owners of luxury second homes
  • ▼ Real estate market for vacation properties
  • ▼ NH's no-income-tax brand

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

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 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans opposed it ( 1 for , 186 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 157 for , 3 against ) .

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

Remove From Table 2026-03-11
Failed

YES = Yes. NO = No.

0R + 100D
Voted Yea (100)
186R + 49D
Voted Nay (235)
33
Absent
24
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (100)

Democrats (100)

Voted Nay (235)

Republicans (186)
Democrats (49)
Absent (33)

Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Dale Girard (D) , Dale Swanson (D) , David Love (R) , David Lundgren (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Gregory Sargent (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Gruber (D) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Marc Plamondon (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Molly Howard (D) , Myles England (D) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peggy Balboni (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Ron Dunn (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Tom Dolan (R)

Table 2026-02-19
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

186R + 3D
Voted to Kill the Bill (189)
1R + 157D
Voted to Keep It Alive (158)
33
Absent
13
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (189)

Republicans (186)
Democrats (3)

Voted Nay (158)

Republicans (1)
Democrats (157)
Absent (33)

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 Hunt (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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