HB 1632-FN
relative to the lethality assessment program screening tool.
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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 | 2/19/2026 |
| LSR number | 3010 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H26 |
Where it stands
House: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
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Sponsors
Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12, Altschiller, Debra(D) Rock 24, Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3, Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7, Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11, Meuse, David(D) Rock 37, Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4, Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10, Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
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 16, 2026Public Hearing: 01/16/2026 02:00 pm GP 159
- February 4, 2026Executive Session: 02/04/2026 10:00 am GP 159
- February 11, 2026Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/04/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC)
- February 19, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026
Votes
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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 listened to stake holders involved in the prevention of domestic abuse, law enforcement and the courts. The Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) is a copyrighted program that uses a scoring algorithm to determine the probability of an accused being or becoming dangerous. The committee agreed that such a tool may be useful as part of a comprehensive response to domestic violence by law enforcement, but felt that mandating its use is over prescriptive. Programs such as this are continually being developed and modified as best practices are shared around the country. The legislature picking a specific one and mandating it, inappropriately micromanages law enforcement’s ability to nimbly respond to changing science and pick the best fit for their community. The committee agreed that a far better solution is to recommend to the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission that it examine and include some form of Lethality Assessment as a part of the state accreditation process. Such a recommendation was made and the commission will be taking up the issue at its next meeting. Vote 13-0. 8 13 FEBRUARY 2026
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 16, 2026 at 14:00Criminal Justice and Public Safety public hearing recording 5:15:00–5:15:30, about 0 min (estimated)
- February 4, 2026 at 10:00Criminal Justice and Public Safety executive session recording 1:39:18–1:41:30, about 2 min (estimated)
- February 19, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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