Housing Committee Rejects Anti-housing Repeal Bills, Protects Solutions for the Housing Shortage

CONCORD – Yesterday, the New Hampshire House Committee on Housing voted "Inexpedient to Legislate” on several bills designed to undermine recent progress on housing issues. In 2025, the Legislature passed several important bills to allow more homes to be built, including smaller homes that are naturally more affordable, homes near jobs, and flexibility around parking requirements. A handful of legislators tried to repeal these bills, and instead maintain an exclusive status quo that bars lower income neighbors from their communities.

 In response to the committee’s vote, 603 Forward and New Hampshire Youth Movement shared the following statements:

“New Hampshire is facing a crushing housing shortage, and the housing policies signed into law last year are urgently needed,” said Matt Mooshian of 603 Forward. “We can’t let a handful of legislators put their own exclusive agenda above the needs of our entire state. We urge the Legislature to concur with the House Committee on Housing’s motion, and drop these repeal bills once and for all.”

“Pro-housing bills passed with strong bipartisan support in 2025, and we can’t afford to roll back the progress we’ve made,” said Grace Murray of New Hampshire Youth Movement. “Housing measures that allow more homes to meet the needs of young people, working professionals, and older adults are essential. If we want to give New Hampshire residents the options they want and deserve, any efforts to repeal these important pieces of legislation should be strongly opposed.”

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603 Forward envisions a thriving New Hampshire where people are free to live, work and raise a family. In our New Hampshire: democracy is protected above all else; young people have a voice in government at all levels; and policy changes to help build an inclusive, affordable and resilient state.

NH Youth Movement is a movement of young people working to transform the New Hampshire political system so it serves and is led by the people it has left behind. By engaging youth across the state, we can support our communities, and confront systems that divide us as we fight for collective liberation.