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Criminal Justice and Public Safety

The House Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, chaired by Terry Roy.

It shall be the duty of the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety to consider all matters relating to the criminal code; criminal justice, the Department of Corrections, sentencing, drug enforcement, bail, probation, parole, corrections facilities, DWI, domestic violence, firearms, fireworks, police and fire training, victims’ assistance and such other matters as may be referred to it.

Members

Bills Referred, 2025-2026

HB 56-FN: requiring a background check and mandatory waiting period during certain firearm transfers. (Killed)
HB 57: relative to the standards applicable to bail in criminal matters. (Signed into law)
HB 59-FN: relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer. (Signed into law)
HB 62-FN: relative to protection of persons from domestic violence and military protective orders. (Signed into law)
HB 75-FN: legalizing cannabis for persons 21 years of age or older. (Died on the table)
HB 87: prohibiting the posting of land not owned by the poster. (Signed into law)
HB 91: relative to the presence of a fire department at a fireworks display. (Killed)
HB 102-FN: relative to oversight of federal law enforcement actions. (Killed)
HB 103: relative to fugitives from justice. (Killed)
HB 109-FN: relative to false reports to law enforcement. (Signed into law)
HB 143: criminalizing and creating a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child. (Signed into law)
HB 146-FN: relative to the use of body-worn cameras. (Killed)
HB 159-FN: authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for voluntary surrender of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities. (Died on the table)
HB 162-FN: relative to informed consent for law enforcement searches of houses or other property. (Killed)
HB 183: relative to reporting requirements for emergency medical services personnel. (Killed)
HB 190-FN: relative to therapeutic cannabis possession limits. (Died on the table)
HB 191-FN: providing criminal penalties for the transporting of an unemancipated minor in order to obtain a surgical procedure or a termination of the minor's pregnancy without parental permission. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
HB 194-FN: relative to the crime of interference with custody and relative to the practice of pharmacy and the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists. (Died: conferees could not agree)
HB 196-FN: relative to annulling certain cannabis possession offenses. (Killed)
HB 198-FN: relative to legalizing certain quantities of cannabis and establishing penalties for the smoking or vaping of cannabis in public. (Died on the table)
HB 206-FN: relative to government agent entries into secured premises. (Killed)
HB 207-FN: relative to repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles except by or to minors. (Died on the table)
HB 218-FN: relative to providing victims of crime with a free police report of the investigation. (Signed into law)
HB 226-FN: relative to the use of drug checking equipment. (Died on the table)
HB 245-FN: establishing the speed enforcement and awareness fund and providing for grants to municipal law enforcement for speed enforcement and speed awareness traffic equipment. (Killed)
HB 257-FN: relative to the crime of endangering the welfare of a child or incompetent. (Referred for interim study)
HB 291-FN: relative to the penalty for incorrect application of fertilizers. (Killed)
HB 321-FN: requiring the division of motor vehicles to extend a fine payment period for certain motor vehicle violations from 30 days to 90 days if the driver requests the extension. (Referred for interim study)
HB 330-FN: relative to establishing penalties for violations of the confidentiality of motor vehicle records. (Killed)
HB 338: relative to the authority of fish and game officers. (Killed)
HB 343: relative to reporting regarding the northern border alliance program. (Killed)
HB 352-FN: prohibiting possession of a firearm at a polling place. (Killed)
HB 380-FN: relative to penalties for criminal violations of the therapeutic use of cannabis. (Died on the table)
HB 381-FN: limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. (Died on the table)
HB 387: relative to balloons being released into the air. (Killed)
HB 397: establishing a multi-agency task force chaired by the department of safety. (Killed)
HB 405: establishing a commission to study human trafficking within illicit massage businesses and relative to prostitution and related offenses. (Signed into law)
HB 416-FN: prohibiting the intentional disposal of yard waste into the surface waters of the state. (Signed into law)
HB 445: establishing a study commission to examine the causes of and ways to alleviate the shortage of law enforcement officers in New Hampshire. (Died on the table)
HB 466-FN: relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated. (Killed)
HB 468-FN: establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems and changing the reckless driving minimum penalties. (Signed into law)
HB 473-FN: criminalizing multiple forms of exposing children to controlled substances and allowing law enforcement to take a child into protective custody for screening and testing in an instance of suspected or actual criminal exposure to controlled substances. (Signed into law)
HB 482-FN: relative to the penalty for driving over 100 miles per hour. (Died on the table)
HB 500-FN: establishing enhanced enforcement zones for motor vehicle speed enforcement, increasing penalties for speeding in those zones by 50 percent, and establishing the enhanced enforcement zone fund to assist with funding enhanced enforcement. (Killed)
HB 506-FN: relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition and relative to invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and relative to requiring schools to engage an owner's project manager for construction of school building aid projects at the time of application. (Signed into law)
HB 511-FN: relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. (Signed into law)
HB 528-FN: amending the penalties for the possession and use of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. (Died on the table)
HB 551-FN: repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. (Signed into law)
HB 592-FN: relative to magistrates and the standards applicable to and the administration of bail. (Signed into law)
HB 597: establishing a designated behavioral health access point within the enhanced 911 system. (Signed into law)
HB 602: requiring certain offenders to participate in a victim impact program. (Signed into law)
HB 609-FN: relative to the general court's authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other matter pertaining to firearms, stun guns, Tasers, pepper spray devices, knives and other self-defense tools. (Died on the table)
HB 638-FN: allowing an older prisoner serving a sentence of life without parole to be eligible for parole upon meeting certain criteria. (Killed)
HB 640-FN: relative to the transparency of federal agency operations within New Hampshire. (Killed)
HB 670-FN: adjusting the minimum fine for attacks by nuisance dogs. (Signed into law)
HB 698-FN: criminalizing the act of a person claiming to be a member of law enforcement when the person is not in uniform and cannot produce identification proving the claim. (Killed)
HB 700-FN: relative to orders of protection. (Killed)
HB 767-FN: expanding requirements for reports to law enforcement by the department of health and human services. (Referred for interim study)
HB 776-FN: relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated and relative to proclaiming the Virginia opossum the state marsupial of New Hampshire. (Signed into law)
HB 777: codifying the law enforcement accreditation commission. (Signed into law)
HB 778-FN: authorizing the director of the police standards and training council to detail law enforcement training specialists employed by the council for law enforcement and crowd control services and relative to disability retirement benefits. (Signed into law)
HB 1034-FN: relative to possession of firearms on school property. (Died when the session ended)
HB 1047-FN: relative to the offense of capital murder. (Killed)
HB 1048-FN: relative to repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles except by or to minors. (Died when the session ended)
HB 1049-FN: relative to storage requirements for firearms. (Died when the session ended)
HB 1051: modifying the procedures and requirements for school bus driver criminal history records checks and expanding the personnel subject to such checks. (Signed into law)
HB 1058: enabling the carrying of a firearm on an OHRV when such OHRV is being operated on private property. (Killed)
HB 1061: establishing a commission to study alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders who are primary caregivers. (Indefinitely postponed)
HB 1084-FN: relative to the relinquishment of deadly weapons by those subject to a domestic violence protective order. (Died when the session ended)
HB 1087-FN: relative to citizen's arrests by private persons. (Killed)
HB 1091: relative to unauthorized camping on private property. (Died when the session ended)
HB 1100-FN: establishing an exception to the prohibition against interception and disclosure of telecommunication or oral communications. (Killed)
HB 1108-FN: relative to the offense of criminal threatening. (Referred for interim study)
HB 1139-FN: relative to criminal trespass on secured premises. (Killed)
HB 1142: relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement. (Died when the session ended)
HB 1158-FN: relative to the definition of intimate partner. (Killed)
HB 1173: relative to post-secondary education opportunities for inmates. (Killed)
HB 1175-FN: relative to the offense of use of scanning device or reencoder to defraud. (Signed into law)
HB 1203-FN: relative to the return of firearms following a not guilty verdict or dismissal of the proceeding. (Killed)
HB 1216: relative to informed consent for law enforcement searches of houses or other property. (Died when the session ended)
HB 1235-FN: legalizing certain quantities of cannabis. (Died when the session ended)
HB 1236-FN: relative to the use of body-worn cameras in county departments of corrections. (Signed into law)
HB 1237: relative to the removal of abandoned vehicles by law enforcement. (Killed)
HB 1238-FN: relative to the penalties for the offense of disobeying an officer. (Killed)
HB 1239-FN: relative to the offense of loitering or prowling. (Killed)
HB 1240-FN: relative to the apparent use of a deadly weapon during the offense of criminal threatening. (Referred for interim study)
HB 1244-FN: relative to exceptions to the charge of criminal threatening. (Killed)
HB 1248-FN: relative to the penalties for intoxication or under the influence of drug offenses. (Killed)
HB 1279: relative to the use of physical force in defense of a person. (Signed into law)
HB 1289-FN: criminalizing the use of small unmanned aircraft systems for the purpose of video voyeurism and the invasion of the right to privacy. (Killed)
HB 1291-FN: criminalizing the use of small unmanned aircraft systems for the purposes of flying over critical infrastructure and events without authorization. (Killed)
HB 1302: relative to post-arrest photograph distribution by law enforcement officers. (Died when the session ended)
HB 1308-FN: relative to increasing the penalty for passing a stopped school bus. (Signed into law)
HB 1346-FN: authorizing the director of the police standards and training council to detail law enforcement training specialists employed by the council for law enforcement and crowd control services. (Killed)
HB 1348: relative to possession of human remains for law enforcement training purposes. (Signed into law)
HB 1361: relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories. (Signed into law)
HB 1363: relative to employee candidate background checks. (Signed into law)
HB 1364-FN: requiring quarterly reports from counties, municipalities, or any other political subdivisions of the state that enter into certain agreements with the federal government concerning assistance with federal immigration enforcement. (Died when the session ended)
HB 1365: relative to applications for licenses to carry a loaded pistol or revolver and relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners. (Signed into law)
HB 1366-FN: relative to military orders of protection. (Signed into law)
HB 1367-FN: establishing a criminal offense of doxing. (Died on the table)
HB 1387: repealing limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. (Died on the table)
HB 1393: relative to the definition of public servant and the offense of official oppression. (Died on the table)
HB 1408-FN: prohibiting public disclosure of personal information on the Internet by an elected official. (Died when the session ended)
HB 1413-FN: reinstituting the death penalty in cases of capital murder. (Killed)
HB 1423-FN: relative to the offense of improper influence and making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
HB 1424: relative to services of a summons. (Killed)
HB 1428: relative to the procedure for complaints submitted to the attorney general's office's criminal justice bureau, public integrity unit. (Killed)
HB 1446: providing that an individual's use of therapeutic cannabis shall not disqualify the individual from the purchase, ownership, or possession of a firearm. (Died on the table)
HB 1454-FN: relative to the possession of firearms following a court order requiring surrender of firearms and ammunition. (Died on the table)
HB 1464-FN: relative to discrimination, harassment, and violence based on political affiliation or opinion. (Killed)
HB 1510-FN: relative to responsibility for the custody or control of persons ordered to a county correctional facility. (Killed)
HB 1522-FN: relative to amending and adding definitions related to the protection of persons from domestic violence and relative to the domestic violence fatality review committee. (Signed into law)
HB 1537-LOCAL: relative to the use of high resolution cameras to identify school bus stop light violators. (Signed into law)
HB 1552-FN: relative to orders of protection. (Killed)
HB 1556-FN: relative to the commission of domestic violence offenses in the presence of a child. (Killed)
HB 1570-FN-LOCAL: relative to governmental budget authority for agreements for law enforcement agencies to participate in federal immigration enforcement. (Killed)
HB 1576-FN: relative to the enforcement of criminal restitution obligations. (Signed into law)
HB 1587-FN: requiring police body-worn camera footage be subject to the right-to-know law. (Referred for interim study)
HB 1595-FN: establishing a domestic violence program and relative to orders of protection, stalking offenses, and annulment of criminal records. (Killed)
HB 1632-FN: relative to the lethality assessment program screening tool. (Killed)
HB 1633-FN: expanding the information provided to survivors of sexual assault regarding their existing rights. (Indefinitely postponed)
HB 1637: relative to the scheduling of hearings on certain motions to modify or revoke bail. (Signed into law)
HB 1641-FN: relative to petitions for certain orders of protection where the subject of the order is either released on bail or on probation. (Died on the table)
HB 1642-FN: relative to extreme risk protection orders. (Killed)
HB 1651-FN: establishing sexual assault orders of protection and relative to sexual assault survivors' rights. (Signed into law)
HB 1670-FN: relative to organized retail crime. (Referred for interim study)
HB 1686-FN: relative to establishing an intelligent speed assistance program as an alternative to license suspension for certain motor vehicle offenses. (Killed)
HB 1696-FN: relative to the issuance of a summons instead of arrest. (Signed into law)
HB 1697-FN: exempting certain firearms and firearm accessories manufactured and retained in New Hampshire from federal regulation. (Killed)
HB 1699-FN: enabling the carriage of certain firearms on slow-moving boats. (Killed)
HB 1715-FN: relative to the electronic filing of domestic violence and stalking petition case documents. (Killed)
HB 1730-FN: enhancing the level of offense for certain sexual offenses. (Signed into law)
HB 1737-FN: relative to reinstating the death penalty for certain offenses against minors under 13 years of age. (Killed)
HB 1740-FN: relative to the protection of persons from domestic violence. (Killed)
HB 1749-FN: reinstating the death penalty for murder offenses. (Killed)
HB 1793-FN: prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of certain weapons on campus and establishing a committee to study the feasibility of allowing guns on campuses of public institutions of higher education. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
HB 1805-FN: relative to physical fitness performance requirements for certified law enforcement officers. (Killed)
HB 1822-FN: relative to reporting of civil immigration detentions by state, county, and local law enforcement and correctional facilities. (Died on the table)
CACR 8: relating to sheriffs. Providing that no person shall hold the office of county sheriff after he or she has attained the age of seventy-five years. (Failed to pass)
CACR 11: relating to sheriffs. Providing that there shall be no age limitation for a person to hold the office of county sheriff. (Failed to pass)
CACR 19: relative to the personal possession of cannabis. Providing that adults 21 years of age or older shall have the right to possess a modest amount of cannabis intended for their personal consumption. (Died when the session ended)
SB 14-FN: relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. (Died on the table)
SB 15-FN: relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing medical exemptions and penalties for abuse thereof, providing alternative punitive measures for legitimate medical exemptions, and authorizing jury determination of hard labor in qualifying cases. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
SB 41-FN: changing the reckless driving minimum penalties. (Killed)
SB 49-FN: relative to the unlawful operation or use of unmanned aircraft systems. (Signed into law)
SB 54-FN: relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated. (Died on the table)
SB 58-FN: relative to venue in criminal prosecutions of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting. (Signed into law)
SB 62: relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. (Signed into law)
SB 71-FN: relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. (Killed)
SB 140-FN: establishing a domestic violence fatality review committee. (Signed into law)
SB 143: relative to the impaired driver care management program and recovery residences. (Signed into law)
SB 145-FN: establishing an evidence shipping pilot program. (Signed into law)
SB 149-FN: relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated. (Killed)
SB 258-FN: establishing crimes related to the fraudulent use of gift cards. (Signed into law)
SB 262-FN: relative to the penalty for trafficking in persons under 18 years of age. (Signed into law)
SB 267-FN: relative to the penalty for engaging in prostitution as a patron. (Signed into law)
SB 300-FN: criminalizing the creation of child intimate visual representations. (Signed into law)
SB 409-FN: relative to the penalties for the offense of disobeying an officer and relative to liability of governmental units. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
SB 410: relative to possession of human remains for law enforcement training purposes. (Referred for interim study)
SB 411: relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories. (Signed into law)
SB 460-FN: prohibiting tier III criminal offenders from being present in designated child safety zones absent a legitimate purpose. (Died: conferees could not agree)
SB 461: relative to the definition of hemp. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
SB 467-FN: relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses and establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting. (Referred for interim study)
SB 512-FN: relative to fees to annul criminal records related to charges that do not result in conviction. (Signed into law)
SB 521-FN: relative to unauthorized camping on private property. (Killed)
SB 557-FN: making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
SB 620-FN: relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated. (Signed into law)
SB 622-FN: relative to the offense of identity fraud. (Signed into law)
SB 625-FN: establishing a committee to study options for family members of intentional homicide victims where the department of justice does not file charges in a case, repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services, and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement. (Died: conferees could not agree)
SB 649-FN: increasing fines for using a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving a motor vehicle. (Signed into law)
SB 667-FN: relative to the assault of emergency room personnel. (Signed into law)

And 1,905 bills in 18 earlier terms.

Recent Meetings

The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on September 16, 2026 for executive sessions on HB 1587-FN, HB 1670-FN, SB 410 and SB 467-FN. On HB 1587-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 12–0. On HB 1670-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 11–0. On SB 410 it recommended refer for interim study, 13–0. On SB 467-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 11–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on September 2, 2026 for full committee work sessions on HB 1587-FN, SB 410, SB 467-FN and HB 1670-FN.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on May 5, 2026 for an executive session on SB 624-FN. On SB 624-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 8–6, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on April 30, 2026 for public hearings on SB 617 and SB 624-FN. It also held an executive session on SB 617. On SB 617 it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 12–1.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on April 24, 2026 for executive sessions on SB 409-FN and SB 667-FN. On SB 409-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 13–0. On SB 667-FN it recommended ought to pass, 10–3, with a minority recommending ought to pass with amendment.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on April 14, 2026 for executive sessions on SB 557-FN and SB 625-FN. On SB 557-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 13–0. On SB 625-FN it recommended ought to pass, 13–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on April 8, 2026 for public hearings on CACR 11, SB 512-FN, SB 557-FN, SB 625-FN and SB 667-FN. It also held executive sessions on SB 512-FN and CACR 11. On SB 512-FN it recommended ought to pass, 12–0. On CACR 11 it recommended ought to pass, 7–5, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on April 3, 2026 for executive sessions on SB 467-FN and SB 460-FN. On SB 467-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 11–0. On SB 460-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 9–4.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on March 20, 2026 for a public hearing on SB 467-FN. It also held executive sessions on SB 620-FN, SB 622-FN, SB 521-FN and SB 649-FN. On SB 620-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 12–0. On SB 622-FN it recommended ought to pass, 12–0. On SB 521-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 12–0. On SB 649-FN it recommended ought to pass, 11–1.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on March 18, 2026 for public hearings on SB 409-FN, SB 410, SB 411, SB 460-FN, SB 461, SB 521-FN, SB 620-FN, SB 622-FN and SB 649-FN. It also held executive sessions on SB 410, SB 411 and SB 461. On SB 410 it recommended refer for interim study, 13–0. On SB 411 it recommended ought to pass, 13–0. On SB 461 it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 13–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on February 18, 2026 for executive sessions on HB 1237, HB 1510-FN, HB 1048-FN, HB 1051, HB 1239-FN, HB 1364-FN, HB 1367-FN, HB 1423-FN, HB 1537-LOCAL, HB 1552-FN, HB 1651-FN, HB 1696-FN, HB 1699-FN, HB 1454-FN and HB 1522-FN. It also held full committee work sessions on HB 1237 and HB 1510-FN. On HB 1237 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 12–0. On HB 1510-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 12–0. On HB 1048-FN it recommended ought to pass, 7–5, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1051 it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 12–0. On HB 1239-FN it recommended ought to pass, 7–5, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1364-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 7–5, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1367-FN it recommended ought to pass, 12–0. On HB 1423-FN it recommended ought to pass, 7–5, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1537-LOCAL it recommended ought to pass, 12–0. On HB 1552-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 11–1. On HB 1651-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 12–0. On HB 1696-FN it recommended ought to pass, 11–1. On HB 1699-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 12–0. On HB 1454-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 11–2, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1522-FN it recommended ought to pass, 13–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on February 13, 2026 for executive sessions on HB 1408-FN, HB 1366-FN, HB 1637, HB 1805-FN, HB 1091, HB 1100-FN, HB 1216, HB 1235-FN, HB 1238-FN, HB 1240-FN, HB 1248-FN, HB 1279 and HB 1302. On HB 1408-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 12–0. On HB 1366-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 13–0. On HB 1637 it recommended ought to pass, 13–0. On HB 1805-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 13–0. On HB 1091 it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 13–0. On HB 1100-FN it recommended ought to pass, 13–0. On HB 1216 it recommended ought to pass, 12–1. On HB 1235-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 8–5, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1238-FN it recommended ought to pass, 9–4, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1240-FN it recommended ought to pass, 7–6, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1248-FN it recommended ought to pass, 7–6, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1279 it recommended ought to pass, 7–6, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1302 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 7–6.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on February 11, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1408-FN, HB 1366-FN and HB 1637. It also held executive sessions on HB 1084-FN, CACR 19, HB 1034-FN, HB 1049-FN, HB 1061 and HB 1142. It also held a subcommittee work session on HB 1051. On HB 1084-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 7–6, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On CACR 19 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 11–2, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1034-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 7–6, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1049-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 7–6, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1061 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 7–6, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1142 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 7–6, with a minority recommending ought to pass.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on February 6, 2026 for an executive session on HB 1058. On HB 1058 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 12–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on February 4, 2026 for executive sessions on HB 1203-FN, HB 1087-FN, HB 1413-FN, HB 1576-FN, HB 1595-FN, HB 1587-FN, HB 1632-FN, HB 1633-FN, HB 1641-FN, HB 1686-FN, HB 1730-FN, HB 1737-FN, HB 1740-FN and HB 1749-FN. On HB 1203-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0. On HB 1087-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0. On HB 1413-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0. On HB 1576-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 13–0. On HB 1595-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0. On HB 1587-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 12–0. On HB 1632-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0. On HB 1633-FN it recommended ought to pass, 12–0. On HB 1641-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 12–1, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1686-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0. On HB 1730-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 13–0. On HB 1737-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0. On HB 1740-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 12–1. On HB 1749-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on January 30, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1291-FN, HB 1302, HB 1308-FN, HB 1364-FN, HB 1537-LOCAL and HB 1641-FN. It also held executive sessions on HB 1291-FN and HB 1308-FN. On HB 1291-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–0. On HB 1308-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 13–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on January 29, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1173, HB 1235-FN, HB 1175-FN, HB 1216, HB 1236-FN, HB 1237, HB 1238-FN, HB 1240-FN, HB 1244-FN, HB 1279, HB 1158-FN and HB 1239-FN. It also held executive sessions on HB 1173, HB 1175-FN, HB 1158-FN, HB 1236-FN and HB 1244-FN. On HB 1173 it recommended ought to pass, 12–0. On HB 1175-FN it recommended ought to pass, 12–0. On HB 1158-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0. On HB 1236-FN it recommended ought to pass, 11–2. On HB 1244-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on January 28, 2026 for public hearings on CACR 19, HB 1034-FN, HB 1047-FN, HB 1049-FN, HB 1051, HB 1058, HB 1061, HB 1084-FN, HB 1100-FN, HB 1108-FN, HB 1142 and HB 1048-FN. It also held executive sessions on HB 1047-FN and HB 1108-FN. On HB 1047-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 12–0. On HB 1108-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on January 23, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1749-FN, HB 1413-FN and HB 1737-FN. It also held executive sessions on HB 1446, HB 1642-FN, HB 1387, HB 1464-FN, HB 1556-FN, HB 1670-FN, HB 1139-FN, HB 1289-FN, HB 1393 and HB 1365. On HB 1446 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 12–0. On HB 1642-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 9–3, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1387 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 7–5. On HB 1464-FN it recommended ought to pass, 7–5, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1556-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 11–0. On HB 1670-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 11–0. On HB 1139-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 11–0. On HB 1289-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 11–0. On HB 1393 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 7–4, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1365 it recommended ought to pass, 10–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on January 22, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1087-FN, HB 1203-FN, HB 1570-FN-LOCAL, HB 1576-FN, HB 1686-FN, HB 1822-FN and HB 1248-FN. It also held executive sessions on HB 1715-FN, HB 1570-FN-LOCAL and HB 1822-FN. On HB 1715-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 7–6. On HB 1570-FN-LOCAL it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 7–6. On HB 1822-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 7–6.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on January 21, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1346-FN, HB 1805-FN, HB 1587-FN, HB 1696-FN, HB 1424, HB 1361, HB 1348, HB 1363, HB 1428, HB 1510-FN and HB 1091. It also held executive sessions on HB 1346-FN, HB 1361, HB 1424, HB 1348, HB 1363 and HB 1428. On HB 1346-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0. On HB 1361 it recommended ought to pass, 13–0. On HB 1424 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0. On HB 1348 it recommended ought to pass, 13–0. On HB 1363 it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 13–0. On HB 1428 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 13–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on January 16, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1651-FN, HB 1740-FN, HB 1522-FN, HB 1552-FN, HB 1595-FN, HB 1633-FN, HB 1408-FN, HB 1715-FN, HB 1632-FN, HB 1641-FN, HB 1637 and HB 1366-FN.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on January 15, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1730-FN, HB 1670-FN, HB 1556-FN, HB 1367-FN, HB 1139-FN, HB 1289-FN, HB 1464-FN, HB 1393 and HB 1423-FN.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on January 14, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1793-FN, HB 1697-FN, HB 1699-FN, HB 1365, HB 1446, HB 1454-FN, HB 1387, HB 1749-FN, HB 1642-FN, HB 1413-FN and HB 1737-FN. It also held executive sessions on HB 1697-FN and HB 1793-FN. On HB 1697-FN it recommended ought to pass, 7–6, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1793-FN it recommended ought to pass, 7–6, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on November 13, 2025 for executive sessions on SB 15-FN and HB 206-FN. On SB 15-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 9–7, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 206-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 16–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on October 22, 2025 for executive sessions on HB 102-FN, HB 206-FN, HB 330-FN, HB 609-FN, HB 767-FN, SB 41-FN, SB 49-FN, SB 71-FN, HB 194-FN, HB 257-FN, SB 149-FN and SB 15-FN. It also held full committee work sessions on HB 102-FN, HB 194-FN, HB 257-FN, HB 330-FN, HB 609-FN, HB 767-FN, SB 15-FN, SB 49-FN, SB 41-FN, HB 206-FN, SB 149-FN and SB 71-FN. On HB 102-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 16–0. On HB 206-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 16–0. On HB 330-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 16–0. On HB 609-FN it recommended ought to pass, 9–7, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 767-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 14–0. On SB 41-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 16–0. On SB 49-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 16–0. On SB 71-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 16–0. On HB 194-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 9–7, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 257-FN it recommended ought to pass, 11–5, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On SB 149-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 16–0. On SB 15-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 9–7, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on May 23, 2025 for public hearings on SB 263-FN, SB 266-FN and SB 151-FN. It also held executive sessions on SB 14-FN, SB 151-FN, SB 266-FN and SB 263-FN. On SB 151-FN it recommended ought to pass, 15–0. On SB 266-FN it recommended ought to pass, 16–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on May 9, 2025 for executive sessions on SB 14-FN, SB 54-FN, SB 15-FN and SB 300-FN. On SB 15-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 9–7, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On SB 300-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 15–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on April 23, 2025 for public hearings on CACR 8 and SB 58-FN. It also held executive sessions on CACR 8, SB 41-FN, SB 49-FN, SB 62, SB 71-FN, SB 140-FN, SB 143, SB 145-FN, SB 149-FN, SB 258-FN, SB 262-FN, SB 267-FN, SB 58-FN, SB 14-FN, SB 15-FN, SB 54-FN and SB 300-FN. On CACR 8 it recommended ought to pass, 9–7, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On SB 41-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 16–0. On SB 49-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 16–0. On SB 62 it recommended ought to pass, 9–7, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On SB 71-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 16–0. On SB 140-FN it recommended ought to pass, 16–0. On SB 143 it recommended ought to pass, 16–0. On SB 145-FN it recommended ought to pass, 16–0. On SB 149-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 16–0. On SB 258-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 16–0. On SB 262-FN it recommended ought to pass, 9–7, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On SB 267-FN it recommended ought to pass, 14–2, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On SB 58-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 10–6. On SB 15-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 9–7, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On SB 300-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 15–0.
The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety met on April 11, 2025 for public hearings on SB 143, SB 145-FN, SB 258-FN, SB 262-FN, SB 267-FN and SB 300-FN.

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