CHAPTER 136
HB 87 - FINAL VERSION
04/10/2025 1368s
2025 SESSION
25-0116
08/06
HOUSE BILL 87-FN
AN ACT prohibiting the posting of land not owned by the poster.
SPONSORS: Rep. Love, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits the posting of land not owned by the poster and creates a penalty therefor.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/10/2025 1368s 25-0116
08/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT prohibiting the posting of land not owned by the poster.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
136:1 Unauthorized Entries; Prescribed Manner of Posting; Penalty Added. Amend RSA 635:5 to read as follows:
635:5 Penalty.
I. Any person who is found removing, defacing or destroying any sign, poster or property of another shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
II. Any person who knowingly places a sign or poster prohibiting certain physical activity on the land pursuant to RSA 635:4 on any land for which the person knows that he or she has no legal right nor any reasonable basis for belief of having such a right, shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor; except that notwithstanding RSA 651:2, the person shall be fined $200 for a first offense or $500 for a second or subsequent offense.
136:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
Approved: June 25, 2025
Effective Date: January 01, 2026
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 25, 2025 | 2025-1368s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 21, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 21, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 25, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 27, 2025: Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/25/2025; Chapter 136; eff.01/01/2026
June 16, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 24
June 16, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17
May 8, 2025: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1368s (Rep. Roy): MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 3
April 17, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1368s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
April 17, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1368s, AA, VV; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
March 25, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1368s, 04/17/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
March 20, 2025: Hearing: 03/25/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 14
March 19, 2025: Introduced 03/13/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 8
March 13, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA DV 234-144 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 23
Feb. 26, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
Feb. 26, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/21/2025 (Vote 9-6; RC)
Feb. 12, 2025: Executive Session: 02/21/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
Jan. 29, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/05/2025 10:45 am LOB 202-204
Dec. 23, 2024: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 5