Each year, the Advocacy Team follows hundreds of bills that affect our members. As bills pass that require additional training and guidance for municipalities, the Legal Services Team crafts training materials and guidance in conjunction with our state and local partners.
Please find below links to our most current guidance documents.
September 11, 2026
Text of Warrant Articles
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 92 (HB 1309)
Amendments RSA 39:2, requiring warrant articles to state the intent and effect, without commentary or ambiguity:
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September 11, 2026
Multi-Family Residential Development on Commercially Zoned Land
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 329:6 (HB 1588) and Chapter Law 319 (HB 1010)
Amendments to RSA 674:80, updating and expanding requirements for Multi-Family Residential Development on Commercially Zoned Land and related legal changes:
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September 11, 2026
Posting of Warrant for Annual & Special Meetings
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 341 (HB 1369)
Amendments to RSA 39:4 and :5, Posting of the Warrant for Annual and Special Meetings:
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September 11, 2026
Notices from State Agencies
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 67:1 (SB 527)
Amendments to RSA 541-A:39, I-II, relative to written notice provided by state agencies to municipalities regarding pending state applications:
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September 11, 2026
Notice of Suspension of Public Employees:
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 321 (HB 1109)
Establishment of RSA 275:84, Notice of Suspension of Public Employees:
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September 11, 2026
Issuance of No Trespass Orders
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 339 (HB 1184)
Establishment of RSA 635:2-a, Order Against Trespass on Public Property:
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September 11, 2026
Extended Eligibility Term for Municipal Group Net Metering Projects
Summary of Changes Pursuant to Chapter Law 315 (SB 538)
Chapter Law 315 (SB 538) amends RSA 362-A:9 to extend the eligibility term for municipal group net metering projects to 2040 or for 20 years, whichever is longer.
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September 11, 2026
Local Welfare Updates
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 81 (HB 348) and 2026 Chapter Law 54 (SB 401)
Amendments to RSA chapter 165, addressing residency and financial responsibility for local welfare assistance, temporary emergency assistance, and financial standards for allowable costs in local welfare guidelines:
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September 11, 2026
Changes to Land Use Statutes
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 210 (HB 1079), 2026
Chapter Law 217 (HB 1195). 2026 Chapter Law 292 (HB 1141), and 2026
Chapter Law 33 (HB 1246)
Amendments to RSA 674:72, Accessory Dwelling Units:
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September 11, 2026
Electioneering by Public Employees:
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 285 (HB 340)
Amendments and adds new language to RSA 659:44-a, electioneering by
public employees:
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September 11, 2026
Development on Dead-End Roads
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 316 (SB 564)
Adoption of new RSA 674:21-b, prohibiting length limits and housing lot
caps on dead-end roads and allowing utility placement in certain buffer
areas:
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September 11, 2026
Definition of Veteran
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 252 (SB 448)
Amendments to RSA 21:50, 72:36-A, 119:6, 283:4, 97:1 and 110-D:3 applying
the expanded definition of the term “veteran” found in RSA 21:50 to
broaden eligibility for state benefits and programs that depend on veteran
status.
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September 11, 2026
C-PACER Update
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 250 (SB 440)
Amendments to RSA Chapter 53-F, allowing governing body or legislative
body to vote to establish a clean energy/energy efficiency district (C
PACER):
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September 11, 2026
Changes to Building Code Laws
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 318 (HB 244), 2026
Chapter Law 330 (HB 1681), and 2026 Chapter Law 17 (SB 94)
Amendments to RSA 673, RSA 674, RSA 676 and RSA 155-A, updating and
recodifying the municipal enforcement of the building and fire code:
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September 11, 2026
Attestation of Voter Identity
Summary of Changes Pursuant to 2026 Chapter Law 284 (HB 317)
RSA 659:13, I(c) is repealed and reenacted, to allow a supervisor of the
checklist, along with moderators, clerks, or selectmen, to verify a voter’s
identity if they personally know the voter.
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