HB 1642-FN

relative to extreme risk protection orders.

Filed 2026 · Killed · Criminal Justice and Public Safety · Public and Mental Health

Official record at gencourt.state.nh.us ↗

Open this bill in the searchable view → · Follow this bill by RSS

On the record

Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.

Status	HOUSE
Introduced	1/7/2026
Floor date	2/12/2026
LSR number	3048
Local government impact	no
Committee code	H26

Bill text (PDF) ↗

Where it stands

Pending action in the other chamber

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 14, 2026Public Hearing: 01/14/2026 02:00 pm GP 159
January 23, 2026Executive Session: 01/23/2026 12:00 pm GP 159
February 2, 2026Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/23/2026 (Vote 9-3; RC)
February 2, 2026Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
February 12, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 206-153 02/12/2026

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

February 12, 2026 · House · 206–153, adopted

Votes by party
Party	Yes	No	Presiding	Excused	Absent
Republican	199	0	1	11	6
Democrat	7	153	0	9	7
Independent	0	0	0	0	1
Total	206	153	1	20	14

Yes — 206

Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
Berezhny, Lex(R) Graf 11
Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44
Bjelobrk, Marie Louise(R) Graf 5
Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
Grant, George(R) Sull 5
Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
King, Seth(R) Coos 4
Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
Love, David(R) Rock 13
Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
Milz, David(R) Rock 13
Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
Panek, Sandra(R) Hillsborough 1
Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
Summers, James(R) Rock 20
Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
Walker, David(R) Straf 19
Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13

No — 153

Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
Paige, David(D) Carr 1
Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
Preece, David(D) Hills 17
Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
Stone, John(D) Straf 12
Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29

Presiding — 1

Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16

Excused — 20

Bean, Harry(R) Belknap 6
Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
England, Myles(D) Straf 12
Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7

Absent — 14

Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5

Committee reports

Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.

Majority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

Rep. Terry Roy

The majority opposes this bill because it imports a “red flag” framework New Hampshire has repeatedly rejected, creating a new civil mechanism to seize firearms while doing nothing to treat the underlying mental health crisis or instability that allegedly makes the person dangerous. The core premise of the bill is that temporarily taking guns from a person in crisis meaningfully resolves the danger, yet the individual is left in the same environment, with the same untreated condition, and with hundreds of other means available to harm themselves or others. That is not safety; it is political optics at the expense of due process and New Hampshire tradition. Focus on people, not property. New Hampshire already has a clear and robust involuntary commitment law that squarely addresses the situation the minority describes: a person whose mental illness or crisis makes them dangerous to themselves or others. That framework focuses on the person, authorizing intervention, evaluation, and treatment when there is genuine danger, rather than fixating on one category of their property. If someone is truly so dangerous that the state must act, the appropriate response is to address their condition and risk comprehensively, not to send officers to invade their home, seize firearms, and then walk away leaving the person alone in a damaged and destabilized environment. Ineffectiveness of gunonly interventions. Some assert that this bill will “save lives,” but stripping a person in crisis of firearms alone leaves untouched the reality that there are countless other methods by which a determined individual can harm themselves or others. If the risk is real, a narrowly targeted property seizure order does not eliminate that risk; it merely shifts it. At best, the bill creates the illusion of safety, while the person’s underlying condition and capacity for harm remain, and at worst, it heightens anger, humiliation, and instability by subjecting the person to a forcible raid and property seizure without addressing their actual needs. New Hampshire’s consistent rejection of red flag laws. New Hampshire has chosen a different path, one that respects both due process and the right to keep and bear arms while prioritizing genuine mental health intervention. Due process and constitutional concerns. The idea that “no one gets arrested” at the outset ignores the reality that any technical misstep or alleged violation of an order converts this civil process into a criminal enforcement mechanism, with longterm consequences. Better tools already exist. Family members and law enforcement who recognize genuine signs of danger are not without tools. They already can seek mental health evaluations, invoke the involuntary commitment statutes when the statutory standard is met, and involve medical professionals and crisis services who are trained to stabilize and treat individuals at risk. Those approaches address the person’s condition rather than singling out firearms as a talismanic cause of violence. The majority believes legislative effort should strengthen access to treatment, crisis intervention, and followup care, not expand the use of home raids and property seizures that leave the underlying danger unaddressed. Vote 9-3.

Minority — OUGHT TO PASS

Rep. David Meuse

This bill creates a legal process under civil law to temporarily restrict a person’s access to firearms if a judge finds that they pose a significant danger of using firearms to harm themselves or others. No one gets arrested and no criminal record is created unless the respondent violates the order. There is also a criminal penalty for any person who falsifies information to obtain a protective order. The process detailed in the bill ensures that family members and law enforcement officers who recognize signs of danger have the tools they need to prevent gun violence tragedies, such as firearm suicides and mass shootings, while also including robust due process protections that protect individuals’ property and due process rights. The United States Supreme Court has recognized, in multiple contexts on multiple occasions, that the temporary ex parte process that is a key part of the bill satisfies the due process of law required by our constitution. The court has also made clear that pre-hearing deprivations are constitutional, especially in emergency situations, repeatedly recognizing “that where a State must act quickly, or where it would be impractical to provide pre-deprivation process, post-deprivation process satisfies the requirements of the Due Process Clause.” This bill will save lives.

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 14, 2026 at 14:00Criminal Justice and Public Safety public hearing recording 5:47:16–7:04:36, about 77 min (estimated)
January 23, 2026 at 12:00Criminal Justice and Public Safety executive session recording 4:31:00–4:31:30, about 0 min (estimated)
February 12, 2026House floor debate floor recording

Page generated 2026-09-03 from data published by the New Hampshire General Court. Granite Record is an independent project, not affiliated with the General Court. The official record always takes precedence. Corrections: [email protected]