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SB414 • 2026

relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.

relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Debra Altschiller (D)
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.

relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11

  2. 2026-04-15 H

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/08/2026 (Vote 16-1; CC)

  3. 2026-04-08 H

    Executive Session: 04/08/2026 10:30 am GP 230

  4. 2026-03-17 H

    Public Hearing: 03/25/2026 09:00 am GP 230

  5. 2026-03-16 H

    Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Judiciary HJ 8 P. 114

  6. 2026-02-24 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

  7. 2026-02-23 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/05/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 8

  8. 2026-02-05 S

    Hearing: 02/12/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 5

  9. 2025-11-21 S

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1

Official Summary Text

relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.

Current Bill Text

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SB 414 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2233
09/05

SENATE BILL
414

AN ACT
relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.

SPONSORS: Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies that if a court finds any party in contempt relating to any proceeding related to the enforcement of marital property settlements, the court shall fashion a remedy that immediately rectifies the cause of the contempt, if practicable, such as ordering immediate access to funds, payment, or property that has been withheld.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2233
09/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.

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

1 New Paragraph; Annulment, Divorce, and Separation; Enforcement. Amend RSA 458:51-a by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. If the court finds any party in contempt relating to any proceeding in this chapter, the court shall fashion a remedy that immediately rectifies the cause of the contempt, if practicable, such as ordering immediate access to funds, payment, or property that has been withheld.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.