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New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 617: relative to the homestead right.

Enacted 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 617 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to the homestead right. Primary sponsor: Melissa Litchfield (Republican). Most recent recorded action (August 11, 2025): Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 282; eff. 01/01/2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Melissa LitchfieldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 32

“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. Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 282; eff. 01/01/2026
  2. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 63
  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  4. Conference Committee Report # 2025-2791c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
  5. Conference Committee Report 2025-2791c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 18
  6. Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2791c; 06/26/2025
  7. Conference Committee Meeting: 06/17/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
  8. President Appoints: Senators Lang, Rochefort, Fenton; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  9. Sen. Lang Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  10. Speaker Appoints: Reps. Pauer, J. MacDonald, Litchfield, Girard 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 53
  11. House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1727s and Requests CofC (Rep. S. Smith): MA VV 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 53
  12. Committee Amendment # 2025-1727s, AA, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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