New Hampshire HB1135: prohibiting the acquisition of prescriptive rights in private roads through adverse use.

What the bill says

An act prohibiting the acquisition of prescriptive rights in private roads through adverse use. Rep. Fracht, Graf. 16 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill prohibits acquiring of rights in private roads, ways, driveways, or trails through adverse use. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [i.

From the amended text, March 5, 2026:

AN ACT prohibiting the acquisition of prescriptive rights in private roads through adverse use. Rep. Fracht, Graf. 16 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill prohibits acquiring of rights in private roads, ways, driveways, or trails through adverse use. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 5Mar2026... 0731h 26-2311 09/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT prohibiting the acquisition of prescriptive rights in private roads through adverse use. 1 Subdivision Heading Change. Amend the subdivision heading preceding RSA 477:33 to read as Limitation 2 New Section; Private Roads and Trails. Amend RSA 477 by inserting after section 34 the following new section: 477:34-a Private Roads …

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Sponsors

• Deborah Aylward (R, 5) · primary sponsor
• (D, 16)