HB 1047-FN
relative to the offense of capital murder.
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On the record
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| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| In the House | INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/5/2026 |
| LSR number | 2416 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H26 |
Where it stands
House: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
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Sponsors
Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7, Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6, Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2, Lang, Timothy(R) Belk 2, Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25, McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18, Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- January 28, 2026Public Hearing: 01/28/2026 11:00 am GP 159
- January 28, 2026Executive Session: 01/28/2026 11:00 am GP 159
- February 24, 2026Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/06/2026 (Vote 12-0; CC)
- March 5, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Inexpedient to Legislate
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Committee — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
The committee, after hearing many hours of testimony and receiving online submissions and e-mails from hundreds of citizens, has concluded that the vast majority of New Hampshire citizens do not want the return of the death penalty under any circumstances. This bill particularly assigns the designation of “Capital Murder” to the what can best be described as the “assassination” of the governor, state senators, representatives and executive council members. While there currently is no death penalty in New Hampshire, several bills have been submitted to bring it back and several bills have been submitted to make certain crimes “capital offenses.” Assuming the death penalty is not brought back, the penalty for the premeditated political assassination of one of the enumerated officials would already be life without parole pursuant RSA 630:a(a), which is the same penalty for capital murder. Thus, the bill is unnecessary. Vote 12-0.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 28, 2026 at 11:00Criminal Justice and Public Safety public hearing recording 1:05:46–1:15:57, about 10 min (estimated)
- January 28, 2026 at 11:00Criminal Justice and Public Safety executive session recording (start time not identified)
- March 5, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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