HB 1297 · 2026 · House · Judiciary Committee
Protecting public trust land from possession
AI-generatedrelative to property owned pursuant to the public trust doctrine.
Prevents property owned pursuant to the public trust doctrine from being acquired through adverse possession.AI-generated
Status
Committee recommended Inexpedient to Legislate; died at adjournment · February 27, 2026- ✓Introduced
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Analysis
This bill prevents a person from acquiring property owned pursuant to the public trust doctrine from being adversely possessed.
From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
Rep. James NewsomDPrime
Public testimony
Hearings
- 2026-02-1110:00 amHouse JudiciaryGP 230Public hearing
- 2026-02-1310:00 amHouse JudiciaryGP 158Public hearing
Legislative history
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 14
- Feb 11, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 02/11/2026 01:30 pm GP 230
- Feb 13, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/13/2026 10:00 am GP 158
- Feb 13, 2026HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/13/2026 (Vote 12-6; RC) HC 10 P. 99
- Feb 27, 2026HouseMinority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
Coverage
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Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.