HB1205 • 2026

(New Title) prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Arnold Davis (R), Sean Durkin (R), Brian Cole (R), James Tierney (R)
Last action: 2026-05-12
Official status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date: Not listed

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(New Title) prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects.

What This Bill Does

(New Title) prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects.

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Bill History

2026-05-12 H
Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/08/2026; Chapter 51; eff. 07/07/2026
2026-04-28 S
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/23/2026); SJ 11
2026-04-09 H
House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1132s (Rep. Pauer): MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 8
2026-03-23 S
Committee Amendment #2026-1132s , AA, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
2026-03-23 S
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1132s , MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
2026-03-18 S
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1132s , 03/26/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
2026-03-04 S
Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 9
2026-02-09 S
Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 4
2026-02-05 H
Ought to Pass : MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 14
2026-01-27 H
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/13/2026 (Vote 13-1; CC) HC 5 P. 10
2026-01-16 H
Executive Session: 01/13/2026 11:45 am GP 154
2026-01-08 H
Public Hearing: 01/13/2026 11:45 am GP 154
2025-12-01 H
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 10

Official Summary Text

(New Title) prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 51
HB 1205 - FINAL VERSION

03/26/2026 1132s
2026 SESSION
26-2591
08/09

HOUSE BILL
1205

AN ACT
prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects.

SPONSORS: Rep. A. Davis, Coos 2; Rep. Tierney, Coos 1; Rep. Durkin, Coos 1; Rep. Cole, Hills. 26

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits the enrollment of state and county owned lands in timber carbon sequestration projects.

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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.
03/26/2026 1132s 26-2591
08/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects.

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

51:1 New Section; Public Land Enrollment in Timber Carbon Sequestration Prohibited. Amend RSA 79 by inserting after section 37 the following new section:
79:38 Public Land Enrollment in Timber Carbon Sequestration Programs Prohibited. No fee simple ownership lands owned by the state or by a county shall be enrolled in a timber carbon sequestration program.

51:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 08, 2026
Effective Date: July 07, 2026