This bill mandates that individuals applying for residential rental housing in New Hampshire must disclose their citizenship or immigration status, specifically if they are not United States citizens or not lawfully present in the country. A new section, RSA 540:31, is added to the law, which establishes that failing to disclose this information constitutes a class B felony. The bill specifies that a person is considered lawfully present only if their immigration status has been verified by the federal government, and it prohibits landlords or property managers from independently verifying an applicant's immigration status.

Additionally, the bill outlines acceptable forms of identification that can be presented by applicants to be presumed lawfully present, including valid New Hampshire driver's licenses, tribal identification, government-issued IDs, and certain foreign passports. The act will take effect 60 days after its passage. The fiscal impact of the bill is indeterminable, as it may affect judicial and correctional systems due to the new criminal penalties established.