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 96 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: (Second New Title) relative to magistrates, bail commissioners, the standards applicable to and the administration of bail, and making appropriations.
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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: relative to law enforcement agency reporting on information concerning bias crimes.
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04/17/2024 09:30 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: relative to the release of a defendant pending trial.
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04/17/2024 10:00 AM
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 body-worn cameras.
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04/24/2024 09:30 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 reductions of maximum sentences while on parole.
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04/17/2024 10:30 AM
Title: relative to bail commissioner fees.
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03/29/2024 11:00 AM
Title: (New Title) relative to the transportation of marijuana in a motor vehicle or OHRV.
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04/17/2024 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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04/10/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to the duties of the superintendent of the county department of corrections concerning mental health and substance use disorder screening of inmates and coordination for services upon reentry into the community.
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04/24/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to federal immigration enforcement.
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04/22/2024 10:00 AM
Title: relative to crimes involving child sexual abuse images.
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04/10/2024 10:30 AM
Title: relative to criminal pre-trial services and monitoring.
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04/19/2024 09:30 AM
Title: modifying definitions, claims procedures, and funding relating to the youth development center settlement fund and claims administration.
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