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HB 1035 · 2026 · House · Municipal and County Government Committee

Gender-neutral register of deeds law

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making the chapter relative to the register of deeds gender neutral.

Amends statutory provisions relative to the register of deeds to use gender-neutral pronouns.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 5, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill amends sections of statute relative to the register of deeds to include both male and female pronouns.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Bryan MorseRPrime

Public testimony

3 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

0% support100% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

Opposition Testimony on HB 1035: Gender-Neutral Register of Deeds I stand in strong opposition to HB 1035, which seeks to amend statutes relative to the Register of Deeds by implementing gender-neutral terminology.
Georgina Lambert, Belmontopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-139:30 amHouse Municipal and County GovernmentGP 154Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 3
  2. Jan 13, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/13/2026 09:40 am GP 154
  3. Jan 13, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 01/13/2026 09:40 am GP 154
  4. Jan 13, 2026House: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/13/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 5 P. 10
  5. Feb 5, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 13

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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