regulating real property ownership by Chinese nationals and providing for civil, criminal, and administrative penalties.

Summary

The bill would prohibit citizens or agents of the People’s Republic of China who are not U.S. citizens from acquiring or keeping a controlling interest in any land, building or other real property in New Hampshire. It creates a 90‑day window for existing owners to voluntarily sell, then allows the state to seize and forfeit the property, with civil fines of 25% of value and Class A misdemeanor criminal charges. The measure is framed as a national‑security safeguard and was voted “inexpedient to legislate,” so it did not become law.

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