New Hampshire HB 1015: requiring disclosure of Japanese knotweed in real property transactions.

Bill Text

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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.