---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to municipal health ordinances and accessory dwelling units and relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons."
description: "relative to municipal health ordinances and accessory dwelling units and relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1540"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1540 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Fracht"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-10"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cef55eea-4999-4901-b38e-82a0a2250bd4"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1951&inflect=2"
source_hash: "fa70be25aab001d0f12f4fd746ecc4592f450a086c8dc6c4d9d5196ca60c58fe"
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 1540 (2026) — relative to municipal health ordinances and accessory dwelling units and relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=23892&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=28436&q=billVersion)
3. **As Amended by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=32373&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- David Fracht — primary (person)
- Allan Howland — cosponsor (person)
- Jim V. Maggiore — cosponsor (person)
- John T MacDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Karen E Ebel — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy A Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemarie Rung — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-10** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Housing HJ 1 P. 25 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-14** Public Hearing: 01/22/2026 01:30 pm GP 231
- **2026-02-17** Executive Session: 03/03/2026 10:00 am GP 231
- **2026-03-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0951h 03/03/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 10 P. 24 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Amendment # 2026-0951h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 50
- **2026-03-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0951h: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 50 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-17** Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-16** Hearing: 04/21/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:15 am; SC 15
- **2026-04-29** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-07** HB 1540 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
- **2026-05-07** Sen. Perkins Kwoka Floor Amendment # 2026-1842s, AA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
- **2026-05-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1842s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-05-13** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1842s and Requests CofC (Rep. Alexander Jr.): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12
- **2026-05-13** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Alexander Jr., Hunt, Hicks, Cole 05/07/2026 HJ 12
- **2026-05-20** Sen. Innis Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
- **2026-05-20** President Appoints: Senators Innis, Murphy, Perkins Kwoka; (In Recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
- **2026-05-26** Conference Committee Meeting: 05/26/2026 11:30 am GP 230
- **2026-05-22** Conferee Change: Rep. Presa Replaces Rep. Cole 05/22/2026 HJ 14
- **2026-06-02** Conference Committee Report; Not Signed Off; SJ 14 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cef55eea-4999-4901-b38e-82a0a2250bd4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).