Judiciary

Chairman: Bob Lynn
VChairman: Dennis Mannion
Clerk: Katelyn Kuttab
Committee Asst: Sarah Podraza
Researcher: Kristin Grant
Location: GP Room 230
Phone: 603-271-3529
Bills currently in Committee
Bills originally referred to committee
Members

There are 91 bills originally referred to this committee

CACR6
Title: relating to the right to compute. Providing that the right of individuals to use computation resources shall not be infringed.
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02/12/2025 09:30 AM
CACR9
Title: relating to the retirement age for judges. Providing that the mandatory judicial retirement age shall be increased from 70 to 75.
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01/28/2026 01:30 PM
CACR13
Title: relating to registers of probate. Providing that the office of register of probate and all references to such office be eliminated.
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01/21/2026 11:00 AM
CACR20
Title: relating to the power of the supreme and superior courts. Providing that such power is repealed.
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01/28/2026 02:00 PM
CACR23
Title: relative to legislative oversight of the judicial branch. establishing legislative oversight of the judicial branch.
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02/04/2026 10:00 AM
CACR25
Title: relative to the right to marry. Providing that the right to marry is a fundamental civil right and that the state shall protect the right of every individual, regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or race, to marry and to have their marriage legally recognized.
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01/21/2026 11:30 AM
CACR27
Title: relating to the authority to establish courts Provided that the sole authority lies within the general court.
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02/04/2026 10:30 AM
CACR29
Title: Relating to the supreme court. Providing that the supreme court may not make rules that have the force and effect of law.
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02/04/2026 11:00 AM
HB74
Title: defining the term citizen for the purposes of the right to know law and including preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum of a majority of a public body as disclosable documents.
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01/22/2025 10:30 AM
HB111-FN
Title: (New Title) extending the position of right-to-know ombudsman for 2 years and exempting individuals who assist in the preparation of a right-to-know complaint at no charge from the unauthorized practice of law.
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01/15/2025 02:00 PM
HB164-FN
Title: relative to local records retention.
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01/22/2025 11:30 AM
HB232-FN
Title: relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.
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02/05/2025 09:30 AM
HB253
Title: relative to interest-bearing pooled trust accounts maintained by lawyers.
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02/05/2025 10:15 AM
HB293-FN
Title: preventing minors from accessing obscenity on certain electronic devices with internet access.
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02/05/2025 11:00 AM
HB313
Title: relative to non-public sessions at public meetings where discussion in public would likely affect a person's reputation.
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01/22/2025 02:15 PM
HB480-FN
Title: relative to restoration of competency to stand trial for criminal defendants.
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01/29/2025 11:30 AM
HB580-FN
Title: relative to retaliatory defamation in domestic violence and sexual violence cases.
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03/12/2025 10:15 AM
HB611-FN
Title: (New Title) relative to repayment regarding appointed counsel for indigent criminal defendants.
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02/19/2025 03:15 PM
HB697-FN
Title: relative to witness fees in criminal cases.
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02/03/2025 11:15 AM
HB1001
Title: allowing for appointment by county attorneys of investigators with law enforcement powers.
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02/04/2026 11:30 AM
HB1032
Title: creating an exception to physical attendance and quorum requirements under the right-to-know law for individuals with disabilities and individuals caring for a household member with disabilities.
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01/21/2026 01:00 PM
HB1040
Title: establishing a committee to study the laws and procedures governing the filing and registering of quitclaim deeds in the state.
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01/21/2026 01:30 PM
HB1064-FN
Title: relative to liability of governmental units.
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02/04/2026 01:00 PM
HB1067-FN
Title: relative to the mental health courts.
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01/14/2026 10:00 AM
HB1115
Title: (Second New Title) expanding the number of persons eligible for the New Hampshire medal of honor.
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01/21/2026 02:00 PM
HB1116
Title: relative to judicial privilege and relative to the litigation of small claims.
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02/04/2026 01:30 PM
HB1127
Title: relative to the uniform voidable transactions act.
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02/04/2026 02:00 PM
HB1130-FN
Title: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the procedure for judicial performance evaluations.
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01/28/2026 10:00 AM
HB1156-FN
Title: requiring that probate court notices of acquisitions of real estate through inheritance or similar devise be recorded in a county's registry of deeds.
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01/21/2026 02:30 PM
HB1217
Title: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
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02/20/2026 10:00 AM
HB1230
Title: relative to increases in state tax rates and debts.
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01/14/2026 10:30 AM
HB1233
Title: relative to the minutes of non-public sessions.
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02/11/2026 10:00 AM
HB1260-FN
Title: (New Title) relative to marriage registration forms and delayed certificates of marriage and relative to the confidentiality of divorce records.
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02/11/2026 10:30 AM
HB1276
Title: relative to the liability for death of a companion animal.
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02/11/2026 11:00 AM
HB1283-FN
Title: relative to the use of face recognition technology.
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02/11/2026 11:30 AM
HB1292-FN
Title: expanding the right to try act to include certain qualifying severe illness and permitting certain regenerative stem cell therapies under the act.
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02/11/2026 01:00 PM
HB1297
Title: relative to property owned pursuant to the public trust doctrine.
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02/11/2026 01:30 PM
HB1299-FN
Title: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances and establishing that certain biological sex distinctions do not qualify as discrimination.
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02/20/2026 10:30 AM
HB1313-FN
Title: repealing buffer zones for reproductive health care facilities.
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02/11/2026 02:00 PM
HB1322-FN
Title: reestablishing the judicial conduct commission.
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02/04/2026 02:30 PM
HB1333-FN
Title: relative to nonconsensual provision of medication intended to terminate a pregnancy and the homicide of a fetus.
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01/14/2026 11:30 AM
HB1356-FN
Title: (New Title) relative to the statute of limitations for bringing a private right of action for violation of the statute prohibiting medical procedures and treatments intended to alter a minor's gender, authorizing the application of sunscreen in schools and camps without a licensed health care provider's note or prescription, and establishing a skin cancer prevention education program.
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02/11/2026 02:30 PM
HB1384
Title: (Second New Title) relative to prohibiting foreign adversary persons or foreign entities of concern from financing lawsuits, prohibiting foreign principals from registering as lobbyists, and requires certain disclosures for persons acting on behalf of foreign principals.
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01/14/2026 11:00 AM
HB1389
Title: relative to PFAS facility liability.
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02/20/2026 02:00 PM
HB1416
Title: (New Title) establishing a committee to study what legal protections currently exist for the freedom of expression of pregnancy resource centers and whether further First Amendment protections are needed.
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02/25/2026 10:00 AM
HB1419
Title: (New Title) establishing a committee to study whether a court with specialized jurisdiction over corporate, commercial, and equitable matters should be established.
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02/20/2026 01:30 PM
HB1422
Title: relative to the time to petition for a new trial.
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02/20/2026 02:30 PM
HB1436-FN
Title: relative to the classification and protection of personal digital information and cloud-stored files.
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01/14/2026 01:00 PM
HB1442-FN
Title: (New Title) permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
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02/20/2026 11:00 AM
HB1447
Title: restricting the use of certain public and private facilities on the basis of sex and establishing that such restriction does not qualify as discrimination.
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02/20/2026 11:30 AM
HB1456
Title: repealing the legislature's declaration of authority over public education.
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02/25/2026 10:30 AM
HB1465-FN
Title: establishing mandatory reporting of civil rights violations committed by members of the judiciary.
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01/28/2026 02:30 PM
HB1489
Title: relative to interstate depositions and discovery.
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02/25/2026 11:00 AM
HB1501-FN
Title: limiting judicial immunity.
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01/28/2026 10:30 AM
HB1508-FN
Title: permitting one-party consent for audio and video recordings in certain instances.
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01/14/2026 01:30 PM
HB1509-FN
Title: relative to judicial immunity and permitting civil actions against judicial officers for certain criminal bail decisions.
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01/28/2026 11:00 AM
HB1547-FN
Title: relative to appeals from convictions in circuit court for certain offenses.
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01/28/2026 11:30 AM
HB1550-FN
Title: requiring marital masters, arbitrators, mediators, and judicial referees to be commissioned as a justice of peace as a qualification for such positions.
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02/25/2026 11:30 AM
HB1564-FN
Title: removing all references of gender identity in New Hampshire statutes.
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02/20/2026 01:00 PM
HB1590-FN
Title: harmonizing the age of personhood under the criminal code and the fetal life protection act.
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02/25/2026 01:00 PM
HB1591-FN
Title: relative to the release of escrowed funds by the judicial branch.
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02/25/2026 01:30 PM
HB1592-FN
Title: relative to compensation for jurors.
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01/14/2026 02:00 PM
HB1593-FN
Title: relative to nondiscrimination due to disability.
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02/25/2026 02:00 PM
HB1608-FN
Title: relative to grand jury minutes and relative to the defense and indemnification of certain government officers and employees.
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02/04/2026 03:30 PM
HB1611-FN
Title: relative to the taking of private property.
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02/27/2026 09:00 AM
HB1615-FN
Title: permitting consenting adults to enter into contract-based marriage agreements as an alternative to the requirement of a marriage license.
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01/14/2026 02:30 PM
HB1631-FN
Title: relative to the contents of the attorney general's annual report detailing state forfeiture information for the preceding fiscal year.
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02/09/2026 10:00 AM
HB1634
Title: establishing state court remedies for violations of state and federal law by federal employees.
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02/09/2026 10:30 AM
HB1639-FN
Title: establishing investigatory grand juries housed under the county sheriffs' offices.
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01/28/2026 01:00 PM
HB1665
Title: relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings.
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02/09/2026 11:00 AM
HB1671-FN
Title: relative to prohibiting state Medicaid payments to facilities that discriminate against employees, students, or trainees for exercising lawful medical or religious vaccine exemptions.
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02/04/2026 09:30 AM
HB1684
Title: establishing a free speech advisory commission.
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02/09/2026 11:30 AM
HB1694-FN
Title: relative to the regulation of and protections for personal data obtained by websites and data brokers.
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01/21/2026 10:00 AM
HB1702-FN
Title: relative to notice requirements and enforcement for pharmacies dispensing medications intended to induce chemical abortions.
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02/09/2026 01:00 PM
HB1746-FN
Title: subjecting taxpayer funded investigations to the right-to-know law.
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01/21/2026 10:30 AM
HB1769-FN
Title: relative to certain prohibitions on abortion referrals by publicly funded medical facilities.
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02/09/2026 01:30 PM
HB1801-FN
Title: relative to causes of action for wrongful detention, drug forfeiture proceedings, the regulation of law enforcement officers, and the offense of unsworn falsification.
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02/09/2026 02:00 PM
HB1825-FN-A
Title: relative to the regulation of the practice of law, establishing an independent legal licensing board, and making an appropriation therefor.
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02/04/2026 03:00 PM
HCR11
Title: declaring the directives of the judicial branch in the Claremont cases that the legislative and executive branches define an "adequate education," adopt "standards of accountability," and "guarantee adequate funding" of a public education are not binding on the legislative and executive branches.
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03/05/2025 01:00 PM
HR28
Title: requesting the opinion of the justices clarifying the scope of the state's constitutional obligations concerning education.
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02/09/2026 02:30 PM
HR29
Title: requesting an opinion of the justices on the scope of part II, article 4 of the New Hampshire constitution, as well as other related articles.
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02/09/2026 03:00 PM
HR38
Title: authorizing and directing the house judiciary committee to investigate whether cause exists for the impeachment of any justice of the New Hampshire supreme court.
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02/11/2026 03:00 PM
HR41
Title: instructing the house of representatives to investigate whether grounds exist to impeach Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill.
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02/27/2026 09:30 AM
SB189
Title: relative to fetal death records.
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04/09/2025 01:30 PM
SB268
Title: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
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04/16/2025 10:30 AM
SB414
Title: relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.
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03/25/2026 09:00 AM
SB459
Title: (New Title) exempting classification of individuals based on biological sex from the definition of an unlawful discriminatory practice in certain limited circumstances.
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04/08/2026 10:00 AM
SB464-FN
Title: relative to civil rights enforcement.
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04/08/2026 10:30 AM
SB519-FN
Title: relative to the use of unmanned aerial systems.
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03/25/2026 09:30 AM
SB552
Title: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
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03/25/2026 10:30 AM
SB619-FN
Title: establishing procedures for expedited court hearings and disposition of confiscated animals.
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03/25/2026 10:00 AM