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HB1015 • 2026

requiring disclosure of Japanese knotweed in real property transactions.

requiring disclosure of Japanese knotweed in real property transactions.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Cathryn Harvey (D), Terri O'Rorke (D), Donovan Fenton (D), James Gruber (D), Jodi Newell (D), David Watters (D), Samantha Jacobs (D), Seth King (R)
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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requiring disclosure of Japanese knotweed in real property transactions.

requiring disclosure of Japanese knotweed in real property transactions.

What This Bill Does

  • requiring disclosure of Japanese knotweed in real property transactions.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 3

  2. 2026-03-05 H

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/03/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 10 P. 5

  3. 2026-02-25 H

    Executive Session: 03/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 229

  4. 2026-02-13 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 02/18/2026 02:00 pm GP 229

  5. 2026-01-22 H

    Public Hearing: 01/28/2026 10:15 am GP 229

  6. 2025-11-07 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 2

Official Summary Text

requiring disclosure of Japanese knotweed in real property transactions.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1015 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2326
06/08

HOUSE BILL
1015

AN ACT
requiring disclosure of Japanese knotweed in real property transactions.

SPONSORS: Rep. C. Harvey, Ches. 6; Rep. Gruber, Ches. 16; Rep. Jacobs, Ches. 15; Rep. O'Rorke, Ches. 7; Rep. Newell, Ches. 4; Rep. S. King, Coos 4; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Watters, Dist 4

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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ANALYSIS

This bill modifies property disclosure requirements by directing sellers to indicate whether Japanese knotweed is present on the property at the time of sale.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2326
06/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
requiring disclosure of Japanese knotweed in real property transactions.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Conveyances of Realty; Notification Required; Japanese Knotweed. Amend RSA 477:4-d by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:

I-a. At the time of closing and in addition to the required disclosures under this section, the seller shall complete and sign a disclosure with information relative to whether Japanese knotweed is present or not on the property as of the date of sale.

2 Conveyances of Realty; Notification Required; Japanese Knotweed. Amend RSA 477:4-d, II to read as follows:
II. The fact that the information requiring disclosure regarding the private water supply system, private sewage disposal system, [
and
] insulation
, or Japanese knotweed
is not available shall also be conveyed, in writing, when such is the case.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.