---
type: "Bill"
title: "adopting omnibus legislation relative to planning and zoning."
description: "adopting omnibus legislation relative to planning and zoning."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 86"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 86 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jay Kahn"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-08-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff087863-6ef9-49e9-95ce-9b3f07bbf4a3"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0856&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "6cfb0b4b4300941fe34848f86f24676edc8f20bb7a74e7df50be34e7f87e7cab"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire SB 86 (2021) — adopting omnibus legislation relative to planning and zoning.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2021-0964h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-0964h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Reconsider — **169–200** (fail) · lower
- Adopt Amendment 2021-0964h — **204–168** (pass) · lower
- Committee Amendment 0420s — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- OTPA — **208–167** (pass) · lower
- OTPA Divide Part I & III — **23–1** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Amendment 2021-1404h — **168–207** (fail) · lower
- OTPA Divide Question Part II — **14–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jay Kahn — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-26** Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Remote Hearing: 02/08/2021, 09:00 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 10
- **2021-02-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0420s, 03/04/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04** Sen. Ricciardi Moved to Remove SB86-FN from the Consent Calendar; 03/04/2021; SJ 6
- **2021-03-04** Committee Amendment # 2021-0420s, RC 24Y-0N, AA; 03/04/2021; SJ 6
- **2021-03-04** Sen. Bradley Moved to divide the Question on Ought to Pass as Amended 2021-0420s, Part II; and then Parts I and III; 03/04/2021; SJ 6 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04** The Chair ruled the Question Divisible; 03/04/2021; SJ 6
- **2021-03-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0420s, Part II, RC 14Y-10N; MA; OT3rdg; 03/04/2021; SJ 6 `passage`
- **2021-03-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0420s, Parts I and III, RC 23Y-1N; MA; OT3rdg; 03/04/2021; SJ 6 `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 4 P. 48 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Public Hearing: 05/10/2021 09:45 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/93597701647 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-25** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0964h (Vote 10-9; RC) HC 26 P. 28 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-25** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1404h
- **2021-06-04** Amendment # 2021-1404h: AF RC 168-207 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 13
- **2021-06-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0964h: MA RC 208-167 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 15 `passage`
- **2021-06-04** Reconsider (Rep. Piemonte): MF RC 169-200 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 23
- **2021-06-04** Amendment # 2021-0964h: AA RC 204-168 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 10
- **2021-06-10** Sen. Gray Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-30** Signed by the Governor on 08/24/2021; Chapter 0224 `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-30** Part I Effective 10/23/2021
- **2021-08-30** Part II Effective 10/23/2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff087863-6ef9-49e9-95ce-9b3f07bbf4a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).