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SB 166 · 2025 · Senate · Commerce Committee

Manufactured housing sale notice requirement

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relative to notice required prior to sale of a manufactured housing unit located in a resident-owned community.

Requires sellers of manufactured housing units in resident-owned communities to notify prospective buyers of their right to obtain the community's bylaws, fee schedule, and financial statements.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · July 22, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓Senate
  3. ✓House
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill requires the seller of a manufactured housing unit in a resident-owned community to provide notice to the prospective buyer of their right to obtain a copy of the community's bylaws, fee schedule, and financial statements.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

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

“In the event of any resale of a resident owned community (ROC) unit or any interest therein by any person other than the declarant, the prospective unit owner shall have the right to obtain from the ROC owners' association, prior to the contract date of the disposition, the following:”
RSA 205-A:32
“The principal officer of the ROC owners' association, or such other officer or officers as the ROC instruments may specify, shall furnish the statements prescribed by paragraph I upon the written request of any prospective unit owner within 10 days of the receipt of such request. 244:2 Effective Date.”
RSA 205-A:32

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Tara ReardonDPrime
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Rep. Joe AlexanderRChair· Housing

Public testimony

5 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

80% support20% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“This bill is needed for the protection of purchasers of manufactured housing units.”
— Anne Marie Skinner, Concordsupports

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 20, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass6–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 20, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • May 6, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass16–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • May 22, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • Jun 26, 2025HouseVoice voteEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2882eadopted
  • Jun 26, 2025SenateVoice voteEnrolledadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 20, 2025Public hearingSenate Commercefrom 2:08:49located in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 15, 2025Public hearingHouse Housing1:36:11–1:36:3726slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • May 6, 2025Public hearingHouse HousingWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Executive Session
  • May 22, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2882e Adopted — voice vote; Enrolled Adopted — voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2882e — adopted, voice vote; Enrolled (in recess)

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3
  2. Feb 20, 2025SenHearing: 02/20/2025, Room 100, SH, 11:00 am; SC 10
  3. Mar 20, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 13
  4. Mar 20, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  5. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Housing HJ 11 P. 112
  6. Apr 15, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/15/2025 11:00 am LOB 302-304
  7. May 6, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 05/06/2025 10:00 am LOB 305
  8. May 6, 2025House: Ought to Pass 05/06/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC)
  9. May 22, 2025HouseOught to Pass: MA VV 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 6
  10. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2882e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 59
  11. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2882e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  12. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60
  13. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  14. Jul 15, 2025SenSigned by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0244; Effective 01/01/2026

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Documents (PDF)

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