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HB 59-FN - AS INTRODUCED SESSION 25-0026 09/08 HOUSE BILL 59-FN AN ACT relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer.
HB 59-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE 13Mar2025...
0590h 01/07/2026 3083s SESSION 25-0026 09/08 HOUSE BILL 59-FN AN ACT relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer.
HB 59-FN - AS INTRODUCED 25-0026 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer.
HB 59-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE 13Mar2025...
0590h 01/07/2026 3083s 25-0026 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer.
(e) Knowingly or recklessly causes a serious bodily injury to law enforcement officer, a paid firefighter, volunteer firefighter, on-call firefighter, or licensed emergency medical care provider as defined in RSA 153-A:2, V, acting in the line of duty;
(e) Knowingly causes serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer, a paid firefighter, volunteer firefighter, on-call firefighter, or licensed emergency medical care provider as defined in RSA 153-A:2, V, acting in the line of duty;
2 New Paragraph;
2 New Subparagraph;
First Degree Assault;
Arrest and Bail.
Amend RSA 631:1 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV.
A law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person has violated subparagraph I(e) may immediately arrest such person, without a warrant, and shall cause such person to be brought before a judge or magistrate, either in person or otherwise, for a determination of bail.
If the court finds probable cause to believe such person has violated subparagraph I(e), that finding shall constitute prima facie evidence that the defendant is dangerous under RSA 597:2, III(a)(1).
3 New Subparagraph;
(g) Knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury or unprivileged physical contact to a law enforcement officer, a paid firefighter, volunteer firefighter, on-call firefighter, or licensed emergency medical care provider as defined in RSA 153-A:2, V, acting in the line of duty;
(g) Knowingly causes bodily injury to a law enforcement officer, a paid firefighter, volunteer firefighter, on-call firefighter, or licensed emergency medical care provider as defined in RSA 153-A:2, V, acting in the line of duty;
4 New Paragraph;
3 Extended Term of Imprisonment.
Criminal Code;
Second Degree Assault;
Arrest and Bail.
Amend RSA 631:2 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV.
A law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person has violated subparagraph I(g) may immediately arrest such person, without a warrant, and shall cause such person to be brought before a judge or magistrate, either in person or otherwise, for a determination of bail.
If the court finds probable cause to believe such person has violated subparagraph I(g), that finding shall constitute prima facie evidence that the defendant is dangerous under RSA 597:2, III(a)(1).
HB 59-FN - AS INTRODUCED - Page 2 - 5 Extended Term of Imprisonment.
6 Effective Date.
4 Effective Date.
This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBA 25-0026 10/16/24 HB 59-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS INTRODUCED AN ACT relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer.
LBA 25-0026 1/13/26 HB 59-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT # 2025-3083s) AN ACT relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer.
Estimated State Impact FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund None Expenditures* Indeterminable Funding Source General Fund Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdivision Impact FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 County Expenditures Indeterminable Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Local Expenditures Indeterminable   METHODOLOGY:
Estimated State Impact FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund None Expenditures* Indeterminable Funding Source General Fund Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdivision Impact FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 County Expenditures Indeterminable Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Local Expenditures Indeterminable   METHODOLOGY: