Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1297: relative to property owned pursuant to the public trust doctrine.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1297 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on December 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to property owned pursuant to the public trust doctrine. Primary sponsor: James Newsom (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2026): Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James NewsomPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseMerrimack 9

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
  2. Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/13/2026 (Vote 12-6; RC) HC 10 P. 99
  3. Executive Session: 02/13/2026 10:00 am GP 158
  4. Public Hearing: 02/11/2026 01:30 pm GP 230
  5. Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 14

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source