House sets ‘by right’ data center zoning bill aside in decisive vote

By: Molly Rains

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 336

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago


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A bipartisan majority of the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to table a bill that would have limited towns’ abilities to regulate data centers within their borders.

Rep. Keith Ammon made the motion to table the bill during a busy House session on Thursday, May 14. The motion passed, 304-11, without further discussion.

Ammon, a New Boston Republican, and Rep. Diane Pauer, a Brookline Republican, are co-authors of an amendment to the bill that …

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