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Contentious hearing on bill to restrict PRC nationals from owning certain New Hampshire property
Summary
Representative Beltre proposed HB 16‑06 to restrict real property ownership by certain PRC nationals and to authorize civil penalties and forfeiture without criminal conviction in some cases; the measure drew intense constitutional, practical and fairness objections from lawmakers and the Association of Realtors.
Representative Beltre presented HB 16‑06, a proposal that would broaden last year’s restrictions on certain foreign ownership and add facilitation prohibitions, civil penalties, and civil forfeiture mechanisms with incentives for local reporting. Beltre framed the bill as a national‑security response to what he described as an extended strategy of influence and asymmetric warfare by the…
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