Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Chairman: Terry Roy
VChairman: Jennifer Rhodes
Clerk: Alissandra Murray
Secretary: Karen Karwocki
Researcher: Bradley Greenland
Location: LOB Room 202-204
Phone: 603-271-3529

There are 87 bills originally referred to this committee

Title: (New Title) relative to the penalty for and sentencing of habitual offenders.
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11/16/2023 10:00 AM
Title: relative to employment restrictions for registered sex offenders.
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01/18/2023 11:45 AM
Title: relative to the physical fitness performance requirements for law enforcement officers.
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02/09/2023 09:00 AM
Title: (Second New Title) relative to requisites for a criminal search warrant.
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02/09/2023 09:30 AM
Title: restoring firearm ownership rights to ex-felons.
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01/20/2023 02:15 PM
Title: (New Title) relative to bail commissioners and making appropriations to the judicial branch.
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01/26/2023 09:00 AM
Title: relative to the home cultivation of cannabis plants and the possession of certain cannabis-infused products.
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01/26/2023 02:15 PM
Title: relative to certain assault offenses, bail eligibility for commission of certain assault offenses, and making a false report to a law enforcement officer.
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02/01/2023 11:00 AM
Title: relative to fentanyl test strips and other drug checking equipment.
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01/26/2023 03:45 PM
Title: exempting firearms manufactured in New Hampshire from federal laws and regulations.
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02/08/2023 04:00 PM
Title: establishing a contact person notification program to assist law enforcement personnel who have contact with a person with mental or physical disabilities and making an appropriation therefor.
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01/26/2023 09:45 AM
Title: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the process for forfeiture of items used in connection with drug offenses.
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02/09/2023 02:30 PM
Title: prohibiting the use of racial profiling in law enforcement activities and in sentencing.
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02/01/2023 02:00 PM
Title: (New Title) relative to providing additional duties to the interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council.
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02/09/2023 04:00 PM
Title: relative to prohibiting male genital mutilation.
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01/18/2024 09:30 AM
Title: exempting from criminal penalty certain parenting decisions intended to encourage a child's independence and freedom.
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01/18/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to duties of county sheriffs and the appointment of special deputy sheriffs.
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01/18/2024 10:30 AM
Title: relative to body-worn cameras and exculpatory evidence.
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01/10/2024 09:30 AM
Title: relative to decriminalizing certain acts between consenting adults.
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01/10/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to disorderly conduct.
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01/10/2024 10:30 AM
Title: relative to resisting arrest.
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01/18/2024 11:00 AM
Title: relative to limitations on extradition.
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01/11/2024 09:30 AM
Title: relative to prohibiting registered sex offenders from employment at businesses providing direct services to minors or direct supervision or oversight of minors.
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02/21/2024 09:30 AM
Title: relative to alternative sentencing for primary caregivers.
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01/19/2024 09:30 AM
Title: relative to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase a firearm.
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02/02/2024 09:30 AM
Title: relative to motor vehicle stops of uninspected vehicles.
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01/10/2024 11:00 AM
Title: relative to penalties for violation of protective orders.
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01/12/2024 09:30 AM
Title: relative to repealing the prohibition on placement of simulated explosives.
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01/12/2024 10:00 AM
Title: replacing two-party recording of conversations with one-party recording of conversations.
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01/19/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to trafficking offences and special restitution for human trafficking victims
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01/24/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to the electronic filing of domestic violence and stalking petitions in the circuit court family and district court divisions.
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01/24/2024 10:30 AM
Title: relative to firearm purchaser's privacy.
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02/02/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to criminal background checks.
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02/07/2024 09:30 AM
Title: relative to government agent entries into secured premises.
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02/21/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to establishing a committee to study best practices for the development of a restorative justice model for misdemeanor-level behavior and hate crimes committed by juveniles under the age of eighteen.
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01/24/2024 11:00 AM
Title: relative to an exception to allow the state or a municipality to use video monitoring to identify the cause of damage to historic covered bridges.
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01/19/2024 10:30 AM
Title: relative to the use of unmarked or stealth police vehicles for traffic enforcement.
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01/12/2024 11:00 AM
Title: requiring all municipal police department vehicles to bear municipal police license plates.
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01/12/2024 11:30 AM
Title: relative to the criminal penalty for violations of privacy involving minors.
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01/19/2024 11:00 AM
Title: relative to protective custody statutes.
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02/21/2024 12:00 PM
Title: relative to repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles except by or to minors.
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02/21/2024 10:30 AM
Title: relative to penalties for criminal violations of the therapeutic use of cannabis.
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02/07/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to prohibiting the nonconsensual dissemination of synthetic sexual images.
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01/19/2024 11:30 AM
Title: relative to establishing an emergency medical services disciplinary review panel, and relative to procedures for removal of records of discipline.
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01/18/2024 12:00 PM
Title: relative to employees' firearms in locked vehicles.
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02/02/2024 10:30 AM
Title: relative to the return of weapons and ammunition upon expiration of protective orders.
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02/02/2024 11:00 AM
Title: (New Title) relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition.
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02/07/2024 10:30 AM
Title: relative to criminalizing the enticement and manipulation of minors to engage in sexual activity.
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01/24/2024 11:30 AM
Title: relative to penalties for the negligent or reckless operation of boats.
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01/10/2024 11:30 AM
Title: relative to prohibiting torture.
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01/18/2024 11:30 AM
Title: relative to criminal procedure and the right to a jury trial.
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01/11/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to inmate illness or emergency.
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02/09/2024 11:30 AM
Title: criminalizing interference with a whistleblower.
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01/11/2024 10:30 AM
Title: relative to requiring retention of a blood sample for the duration of a criminal case, including appeal.
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01/10/2024 12:00 PM
Title: relative to photography, audio recordings, and video recordings in public buildings and on public lands.
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01/11/2024 11:00 AM
Title: relative to requirements for reporting hate crimes.
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02/07/2024 11:00 AM
Title: relative to prohibiting the unlawful distribution of misleading synthetic media.
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01/24/2024 12:00 PM
Title: relative to alcohol-related offenses and prohibitions.
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02/07/2024 11:30 AM
Title: relative to criminal trespass.
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02/09/2024 11:00 AM
Title: relative to reporting by the northern border alliance program.
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02/09/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to prohibiting mandatory participation in digital identification systems.
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01/11/2024 11:30 AM
Title: relative to annulling, resentencing, or discontinuing prosecution of certain cannabis offenses.
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02/21/2024 11:00 AM
Title: relative to the review of police investigations.
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02/09/2024 09:30 AM
Title: relative to the installation of video surveillance equipment in special education school buses.
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01/19/2024 12:00 PM
Title: relative to the use of artificial intelligence for personal defense.
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01/12/2024 10:30 AM
Title: relative to the status of convicted persons.
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01/11/2024 12:00 PM
Title: relative to developing a notification database for those individuals with orders of commitment or revocations of conditional discharges.
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02/09/2024 10:30 AM
Title: relative to annulments of records related to involuntary commitments.
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02/02/2024 12:00 PM
Title: authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities.
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02/02/2024 11:30 AM
Title: relative to a defendant's presence during certain criminal proceedings.
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03/20/2024 09:30 AM
Title: relative to bail for a defendant.
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03/20/2024 01:00 PM
Title: (New Title) establishing magistrates and relative to release of persons pending resolution of criminal charges.
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04/05/2023 09:30 AM
Title: (New Title) relative to the release of a defendant pending trial, directing the establishment of an electronic monitoring program for criminal defendants released on bail, and making an appropriation therefor.
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04/05/2023 10:00 AM
Title: relative to the delivery of the mittimus in a criminal case.
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03/29/2024 10:30 AM
Title: establishing a penalty for a person who transports fentanyl class drugs into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute.
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03/20/2024 02:30 PM
Title: (New Title) relative to licenses to carry and immunity for law enforcement officers issuing certain firearms licenses.
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03/20/2024 11:30 AM
Title: relative to establishing a corrections education and vocational planning group.
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03/20/2024 11:00 AM
Title: relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.
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03/20/2024 01:30 PM
Title: relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses.
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03/20/2024 02:00 PM
Title: (New Title) relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated.
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03/29/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to requiring an additional report from the legislative study committee concerning the long-term impact of the New Hampshire adult parole system.
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03/29/2024 09:30 AM
Title: relative to bail commissioner fees.
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03/29/2024 11:00 AM
Title: establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems.
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03/29/2024 11:30 AM
Title: to prohibiting the nonconsensual dissemination of synthetic sexual images.
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03/29/2024 12:00 PM
Title: relative to National Guard and Staff Judge Advocate access to criminal history records.
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03/20/2024 10:30 AM
Title: relative to land in current use.
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04/03/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to crimes involving child sexual abuse images.
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