# New Hampshire SB162: 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.

New Hampshire SB162, 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., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Regina Birdsell (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-07 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 46) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB162
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: 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.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2026-01-07, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 46
- Sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sharon M. Carson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate

## Actions (15)

- 2026-01-07: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 46 (House)
- 2025-11-13: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 10/28/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 51 P. 5 (House)
- 2025-10-08: Executive Session: 10/28/2025 11:00 am GP 229 (House)
- 2025-08-27: Full Committee Work Session: 09/10/2025 10:00 am GP 229 (House)
- 2025-05-28: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-05-21: Executive Session: 05/27/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304 (House)
- 2025-05-07: Subcommittee Work Session: 05/14/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304 (House)
- 2025-04-30: Subcommittee Work Session: 05/06/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Public Hearing: 04/16/2025 11:00 am LOB 302-304 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 11 P. 111 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0744s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Amendment # 2025-0744s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0744s, 03/13/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing: 02/11/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7885)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7885)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB162-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).