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HB 623 · 2025 · House · Housing Committee

Restricting corporate home purchases

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relative to prohibiting corporations from purchasing single-family homes for a certain amount of time.

Restricts acquisition of single-family and multi-family housing to natural persons, with certain exceptions, and requires non-natural persons acquiring housing under those exceptions to register and file reports with the secretary of state.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill restricts the acquisition of single-family and multi-family housing to natural persons with certain exceptions. It requires any non-natural person acquiring such housing under these exceptions to register and file reports with the secretary of state.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Alissandra MurrayDPrimeClerk· Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Rep. Heath HowardDDeputy Ranking Member· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Rep. Christine SeibertDRanking Member· State, Federal, and Veterans Affairs
  • Rep. Ellen ReadDDeputy Ranking Member· Housing

Also: Rep. Loren SeligD, Rep. Jessica GrillD, Rep. Jodi NewellD

Public testimony

56 signed in online · 10 wrote testimony

93% support7% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Corporate monopolization runs rampant across this country. Such monopolization should not expand beyond business to housing as well. After all, home ownership is the majority of people's primary form of wealth generation and asset generation.…”
— Taylor Barry, Nashuasupports
“There should be a higher age limit to marriage. Age 18 should be the minimum”
— Christine Greene, Straffordsupports
“I applaud this effort to maintain the residential character of New Hampshire.. That said, I think that this approach is questionable.…”
— Daniel Itse, Manchestersupports
“I understand the intent but this is not the proper way to loosen housing market. The corporate raid to corner single family houses should be dealt with as creating as anti-trust legislation.”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-2810:00 amHouse HousingLOB 305Public hearingrescheduled

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Housing HJ 3 P. 19
  2. Jan 28, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/28/2025 02:30 pm LOB 305
  3. Jan 28, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 01/28/2025 02:30 pm LOB 305
  4. Jan 28, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 01/28/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 9
  5. Jan 30, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
  6. Feb 6, 2025HouseLay HB623 on Table (Rep. A. Murray): MF RC 149-207 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 27
  7. Feb 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 216-141 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 29

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.