HB 88 New Hampshire House · 2025 Regular Session

establishing community property trusts.

HB 88 clarifies that property held in a community property trust remains subject to creditors' claims, meaning debts can still be paid from this property. The bill ensures mortgages and other secured interests in trust property stay fully enforceable, and debts incurred by one spouse can be paid from that spouse's share of the trust or their other assets. Debts from both spouses during marriage may be satisfied using the shared trust assets. This directly affects married couples who establish such trusts, modifying how their shared property interacts with debt collection.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 23, 2024 Last action May 15, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 20, 2025

How they voted

11094
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 221
Mar 20, 2025
D Democratic106
5 Yea 93 Nay 8
87% Nay
I Independent2
1 Yea 1
50% Yea
R Republican113
104 Yea 1 Nay 8
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 8, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 05/15/2025; SC 21
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9
upper
Mar 20, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (110-94-17)
house
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0706h: MA RC 211-155 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 57
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-0706h: AA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 57
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0706h 03/03/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)
lower
Dec 23, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 2 P. 5
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors