Scope
New Hampshire Senate Bill 439 (2026), as amended and passed by the Senate on 29 January 2026, would have added RSA 674:81-83 providing that data centers are allowed within zoning districts designated for commercial or industrial use, subject to local land use regulations, and letting the planning board adopt regulations with the local legislative body's approval. The House laid it on the table on 14 May 2026 and it died on the table when the session ended on 19 August 2026.
- Geographic scope
- New Hampshire
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- New Hampshire General Court
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Never took effect (did not pass)
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- 19 August 2026
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
New Hampshire Senate Bill 439 of 2026 would have defined data centers in the planning and zoning statutes and allowed them in commercial and industrial zoning districts subject to local land use regulations. The Senate passed it with an amendment on 29 January 2026; the House tabled it on 14 May 2026 and the official docket records that it died on the table when the session ended on 19 August 2026.
What this does not establish
- The opened text is the Senate-amended version (amendment 2026-0176s); a House committee amendment (2026-1807h) was reported but not opened or adopted.
- The bill never took effect; it does not describe current New Hampshire zoning law for data centers.
- The official docket records how the bill ended; it does not establish that any later 2026 or 2027 bill with similar content was or was not filed.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2026&id=1435&txtFormat=html
- New Hampshire General Court official bill docket records the votes and the day the bill ended