This bill is a common sense proposal to require probate notices involving real estate be recorded at the county registry of deeds. Currently, only some of these documents are recorded. Copies of probate notices are supposed to be sent to the appropriate town or city per RSA 554:18-a, but this is not always done, leading to tax bills and other notices going to incorrect owners. Sometimes this leads to late fees or interest accruing. It would also be much easier for those doing title research to be able to find all records regarding property transfers in one location going forward.
HB1156
House · 2026 sessionBipartisanInterim studyRecording inherited property notices
AIRequires that probate court notices of real estate acquired through inheritance or similar devise be recorded in a county's registry of deeds.
requiring that probate court notices of acquisitions of real estate through inheritance or similar devise be recorded in a county's registry of deeds.
Taxes - LocalProperty - Real and PersonalCourts and ProcedureCounties
Status
Referred to interim study (Senate) · April 3, 2026- ✓Introduced
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Division of testimony
6 submissionsSupport 5Oppose 1Neutral 0
Jason CallSupportJefferson, NHfor MyselfJan 21, 2026
Margaret KonzeSupportPembroke, NHfor MyselfJan 21, 2026
Position recorded without written comment.
Catherine BerubeSupportDOVER, NHfor NH Registry of Deeds AssociationJan 21, 2026
Position recorded without written comment.
Anna OHaraSupportNewport, NHfor MyselfJan 21, 2026
Position recorded without written comment.
Margaret PowellOpposeHanover, NHfor MyselfJan 21, 2026
Position recorded without written comment.
Eric PauerSupportBrookline, NHfor MyselfJan 21, 2026
Position recorded without written comment.