HB733 Relative to reporting requirements for persons or entities financing lawsuits.
Relative to reporting requirements for persons or entities financing lawsuits.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
May modestly reduce costs for defendants and insurers by increasing transparency about litigation funding, though could increase litigation costs for claimants by limiting available funding sources and requiring disclosure.
Your Community
No direct stated impact on local communities, schools, or services.
Your Freedom
Increases transparency in litigation financing but may restrict access to lawsuit funding for claimants, balanced against protecting defendants' ability to see funding arrangements affecting the case.
Status
Refer to Interim Study, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 01/07/2026; Senate Journal 1
Sponsor
Brian Cole (R)
The Short Version
This bill regulates third-party litigation financing by requiring disclosure of litigation funding agreements to all parties in civil lawsuits and prohibiting funding from foreign entities of concern. It establishes consumer protections under NH law with an effective date of January 1, 2026, and has no fiscal impact on state budgets.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Defendants and defense insurers who gain transparency into litigation funding arrangements affecting cases against them
- ▲ Courts with clearer disclosure of financial interests in litigation outcomes
- ▲ National security interests by prohibiting foreign entities of concern from financing lawsuits
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Claimants and their attorneys who may have reduced access to third-party litigation funding due to increased regulatory requirements and foreign entity prohibitions
- ▼ Commercial litigation financing companies operating in NH, subject to new disclosure and compliance obligations
- ▼ Claimants unable to access litigation funding from foreign sources that would otherwise be available
Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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