HB 309-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
20Feb2025... 0342h
05/08/2025 1972s
2025 SESSION
25-0477
06/08
HOUSE BILL 309-FN
AN ACT relative to making electronic rent payments optional.
SPONSORS: Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Miles, Hills. 12; Sen. Innis, Dist 7
COMMITTEE: Housing
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits landlords from requiring a tenant or prospective tenant to pay by electronic funds transfers.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20Feb2025... 0342h
05/08/2025 1972s 25-0477
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to making electronic rent payments optional.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Prohibited Practice and Security Deposits; Certain Specific Acts Prohibited. Amend RSA 540-A:3 by inserting after paragraph IX the following new paragraph:
X. A landlord shall not require a tenant or prospective tenant to pay any amount due under a residential lease, renewal, or extension agreement solely via electronic funds transfer, including, but not limited to, any automatic, recurring electronic funds transfers. The landlord shall allow at least one other non-electronic form of payment for the purposes of this section.
2 Proceedings In Special Cases; Prohibited Practices and Security Deposits; Remedies. Amend RSA 540-A:4, IX(d) to read as follows:
(d) The provisions of subparagraph (a) shall not apply to any violation of 540-A:3, V-a, V-b, [or] V-c, or X.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
25-0477
5/13/25
HB 309-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2025-1972s)
AN ACT relative to making electronic rent payments optional.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2028.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 11, 2025 | 2025-0342h |
| April 30, 2025 | 2025-1830s |
| May 8, 2025 | 2025-1972s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 21, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 21, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 8, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1972s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
May 8, 2025: Sen. Innis Floor Amendment # 2025-1972s, AA, VV; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
May 8, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1830s, AF, VV; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
May 8, 2025: HB 309 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
May 8, 2025: HB 309 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
April 30, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1830s, 05/08/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20
April 3, 2025: Hearing: 04/10/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 16
March 11, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7
Feb. 20, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0342h: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 8
Feb. 20, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0342h: AA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 8
Feb. 11, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0342h (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 12 P. 7
Feb. 11, 2025: Executive Session: 01/21/2025 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
Jan. 9, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/21/2025 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
Jan. 8, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Housing HJ 2 P. 14