---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to accessory dwelling units."
description: "relative to accessory dwelling units."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 265"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 265 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-12-30"
last_action: "2017-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68601f5c-20dd-4cfd-ad0d-47085e6bc214"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0635&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "c5b0dd7a452c5d0c71e2cd1d0b203cf81b046307dff52e4aaf3c53fe2f8f436f"
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 HB 265 (2017) — relative to accessory dwelling units.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1428s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1428s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Sen. Feltes Floor Amendment 1428s — **11–12** (fail) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-30** Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 22 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** Public Hearing: 02/08/2017 10:00 AM LOB 301
- **2017-02-08** Executive Session: 02/14/2017 10:30 AM LOB 301
- **2017-02-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0420h for 03/08/2017 (Vote 19-1; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Amendment # 2017-0420h: AA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 41
- **2017-03-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0420h: MA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 41 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Public and Municipal Affairs; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Hearing: 03/22/2017, Room 102, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 15
- **2017-04-13** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/20/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Sen. Feltes Moved to Remove HB 265 from the Consent Calendar; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** Sen. Feltes Floor Amendment # 2017-1428s, RC 11Y-12N, AF; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/20/2017; SJ 14 `passage`
- **2017-05-03** Enrolled (In recess 04/27/2017); SJ 16
- **2017-05-03** Enrolled 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 26
- **2017-06-07** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/05/2017; Chapter 89; Eff. 6/5/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68601f5c-20dd-4cfd-ad0d-47085e6bc214`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).