requiring that probate court notices of acquisitions of real estate through inheritance or similar devise be recorded in a county's registry of deeds.
HB 1156 requires estate administrators to record probate court notices about real estate inherited through wills or similar means in their county's registry of deeds, in addition to notifying local town/city officials. This directly affects estate administrators handling inheritance cases and county registries of deeds, which may charge a fee (e.g., $12 for the first page) for recording these notices. The bill modifies RSA 554:18-a to mandate this recording before final court accounts are filed, applying to most inherited property except when sold with court approval. It creates a new administrative step for estates but does not change inheritance rules or tax obligations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2025
Last action Apr 3, 2026
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 1, 2026
Committee
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 04/09/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 4
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 11
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/21/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 5 P. 8
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 8
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Walker
RRepublican
Co
Jim Maggiore
DDemocratic
Co
John MacDonald
RRepublican
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