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HB 1697-FN

exempting certain firearms and firearm accessories manufactured and retained in New Hampshire from federal regulation.

Filed 2026 · Killed · Criminal Justice and Public Safety · State Government

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Status	SENATE
In the Senate	INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Introduced	1/7/2026
Floor date	2/5/2026
LSR number	2392
Local government impact	no
Committee code	H26

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Where it stands

Senate: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

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Sponsors

Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4, Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28, Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2, Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1, McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18, Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16, Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31, Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30, Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
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 14, 2026Public Hearing: 01/14/2026 10:30 am GP 159
• January 14, 2026Executive Session: 01/14/2026 10:30 am GP 159
• January 27, 2026Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/14/2026 (Vote 7-6; RC)
• January 27, 2026Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
• February 5, 2026Ought to Pass: MA RC 188-164 02/05/2026
• February 5, 2026Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Judiciary
• March 10, 2026Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm
• April 1, 2026Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 04/09/2026
• April 9, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV = =; 04/09/2026

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.

Ought to Pass

February 5, 2026 · House · 188–164, adopted

Votes by party

Party	Yes	No	Presiding	Excused	Absent
Republican	187	4	1	21	4
Democrat	1	160	0	7	8
Independent	0	0	0	1	0
Total	188	164	1	29	12

Yes — 188

• 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
• 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
• Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
• Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
• Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
• 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
• 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
• Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
• Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
• Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
• Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
• Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
• Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
• Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
• Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
• Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
• Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
• Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
• Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
• 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
• Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
• Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
• Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
• 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
• Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
• Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
• Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
• Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
• Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
• Love, David(R) Rock 13
• Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
• MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
• 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
• 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
• Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
• Summers, James(R) Rock 20
• Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
• Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
• Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
• Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
• Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
• Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
• Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
• Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
• 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
• Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
• Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
• 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
• Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
• Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13

No — 164

• 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
• 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
• DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
• Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
• Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
• Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
• Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
• England, Myles(D) Straf 12
• Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
• Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
• 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
• Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
• Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
• Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
• Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
• 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
• Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
• Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
• Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
• Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
• Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
• 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
• Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
• LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
• Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
• Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
• Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
• Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
• Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
• Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
• Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
• MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
• 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
• Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
• Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
• Milz, David(R) Rock 13
• Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
• Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
• Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
• 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
• 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
• Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
• Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
• Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
• Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
• Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
• Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
• Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
• Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
• Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
• 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
• Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
• 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
• Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
• 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
• Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
• 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 — 29

• Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
• Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
• Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
• Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
• Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
• Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
• Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
• Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
• Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
• Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
• Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
• Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
• Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
• Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
• Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
• Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
• Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
• Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
• Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
• Panek, Sandra(R) Hillsborough 1
• Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
• Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
• Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
• Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
• Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
• Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
• Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
• Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
• Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9

Absent — 12

• Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
• Bean, Harry(R) Belknap 6
• Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
• Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
• Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
• Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
• Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
• MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
• Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
• Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
• Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
• Stone, John(D) Straf 12

Inexpedient to Legislate

April 9, 2026 · Senate · None–None, adopted

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.

Majority — OUGHT TO PASS

Rep. Terry Roy

Some dismisse this bill as a mere setup for litigation, but this bill boldly asserts New Hampshire’s sovereignty under the 10th Amendment, shielding in-state manufactured firearms and accessories from unconstitutional federal overreach via the commerce clause. Far from wasteful, this legislation protects citizens’ second amendment rights, fosters local industry, and upholds federalism, the core duties of the general court. Additionally there are claims individuals can litigate privately, ignoring that state action provides stronger standing and resources to challenge federal encroachment, as seen in successful state-led suits on issues like immigration and environmental regulations. Similar firearms freedom acts in Montana, Kansas, and others have empowered states without bankrupting them, often deterring federal enforcement through symbolic strength alone. Any attorney general involvement is justified: defending state laws is their role, not an undue burden. This bill marks firearms for in-state use only, preventing export while exempting them from federal rules, promoting self-reliance and economic growth. Baseless fears of cost overlook the greater expense of federal dominance eroding our liberties. Vote 7-6.

Minority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

Rep. Buzz Scherr

As stated by the sponsor of the bill, the apparent sole purpose of this bill is to set up a constitutional challenge to the application of the federal commerce clause. The General Court’s power to legislate should not be used to create litigation obligations for the state attorney general’s office when other means are available for individuals to engage in litigation without cost to the state.

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 10:30Criminal Justice and Public Safety public hearing recording 3:08:33–3:11:41, about 3 min (estimated)
• January 14, 2026 at 10:30Criminal Justice and Public Safety executive session recording (start time not identified)
• February 5, 2026House floor debate floor recording
• March 10, 2026 at 13:00Judiciary hearing recording (start time not identified)
• April 9, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)

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