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HB 88 · 2025 · House · Judiciary Committee

Community property trusts allowed

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establishing community property trusts.

Allows community property trusts to be established in New Hampshire.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · May 15, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✕Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill allows community property trusts to be formed in New Hampshire.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as amended by the House. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“This article shall be known as the "New Hampshire Community Property Trust Act of 2026." 564-B:13-1302 Definitions.”
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““Community property” means property owned by a community property trust during the marriage of the settlor spouses.”
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““During marriage” means a period that begins at marriage and ends at dissolution or immediately after the death of a spouse.”
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““Settlor spouses” means a married couple that establishes a community property trust. 564-B:13-1303 Qualifications.”
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Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Dan McGuireRPrimeVice Chair· Finance
  • Rep. John HuntRChair· Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Rep. Bob LynnRChair· Judiciary
  • Rep. Keith AmmonRMajority Floor Leader

Public testimony

2 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

0% support50% oppose50% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Tread softly in the Land of Unintended Consequences. You ought to completely and comprehensively flesh out all impacts prior to inventing a new way to screw up marriage.”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 3, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0706h10–8
    Overall
    56% yea
  • Mar 20, 2025HouseVoice voteAmendment 2025-0706hadopted
  • Mar 20, 2025HouseRoll callOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0706hAdopted211–155How they voted
    Overall
    58% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    200–1100% yea
    Democrats
    11–1547% yea
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • May 15, 2025SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • May 15, 2025SenateVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 15, 2025Public hearingHouse Judiciary3:35:54–3:39:023m 8slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Mar 3, 2025Public hearingHouse Judiciary2:24:19–2:41:4917m 30slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0706h — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floor5:08:24–5:18:039m 39slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0706h — adopted, roll call 211-155; Amendment # 2025-0706h — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 22, 2025Public hearingSenate Judiciary2:35:59–2:37:071m 8slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • May 15, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 2 P. 5
  2. Jan 15, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/15/2025 01:00 pm LOB 206-208
  3. Mar 3, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/03/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208
  4. Mar 3, 2025HouseMajority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0706h 03/03/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)
  5. Mar 7, 2025HouseMinority : Inexpedient to Legislate
  6. Mar 20, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0706h: AA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 57
  7. Mar 20, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0706h: MA RC 211-155 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 57
  8. Mar 20, 2025SenIntroduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9
  9. Apr 22, 2025SenHearing: 04/22/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 19
  10. May 15, 2025Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 05/15/2025; SC 21
  11. May 15, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/15/2025; SJ 13

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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