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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 162: relative to restrictions on acquisition of ownership, controlling, and occupancy interests in real property by certain foreign principals on or around certain military installations, and criminal penalties and civil forfeiture procedures for illegal acquisition.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 162 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to restrictions on acquisition of ownership, controlling, and occupancy interests in real property by certain foreign principals on or around certain military installations, and criminal penalties and civil forfeiture procedures for illegal acquisition. Primary sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 46.

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): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Regina BirdsellPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Kevin AvardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Sharon CarsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Bill GannonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Daniel InnisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tim LangCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Tim McGoughCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Howard PearlCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17

“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. Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 46
  2. Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 10/28/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 51 P. 5
  3. Executive Session: 10/28/2025 11:00 am GP 229
  4. Full Committee Work Session: 09/10/2025 10:00 am GP 229
  5. Retained in Committee
  6. Executive Session: 05/27/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
  7. Subcommittee Work Session: 05/14/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
  8. Subcommittee Work Session: 05/06/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
  9. Public Hearing: 04/16/2025 11:00 am LOB 302-304
  10. Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 11 P. 111
  11. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0744s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
  12. Committee Amendment # 2025-0744s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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