New Hampshire 2026 Session Status: Passed House 2 R cosponsors

HB 1130 — establishing a committee to study the procedure for judicial performance evaluations.

Last action — Sen. Gannon Refused to Accede to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

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Moderate chance

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  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

(New Title) establishing a committee to study the procedure for judicial performance evaluations.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

30 added · 32 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill HB 1130 clarify how the judicial performance evaluation process will be reported. Notably, the supreme court will now file an annual report summarizing the evaluation results and actions taken to address any issues, rather than preparing a one-time report. This change matters because it ensures more regular oversight and accountability, providing the public and government officials with updated information on judicial performance. Additionally, the fiscal impact remains consistent, suggesting a structured approach to funding the evaluations.

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0410h SESSION 26-2280 09/08 HOUSE BILL 1130-FN AN ACT relative to judicial performance evaluations.
1099h SESSION 26-2280 09/08 HOUSE BILL 1130-FN AN ACT relative to judicial performance evaluations.
0410h 26Mar2026...
0410h 26-2280 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to judicial performance evaluations.
1099h 26-2280 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to judicial performance evaluations.
and (3) In-court observations of the judicial officer.
(3) In-court observations of the judicial officer;
and (4) Statistical analysis of case processing time.
This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBA 26-2280 3/27/26 HB 1130-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT # 2026-1099h) AN ACT relative to judicial performance evaluations.
LBA 26-2280 2/24/26 HB 1130-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT # 2026-0410h) AN ACT relative to judicial performance evaluations.
Estimated State Impact FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund(s) None Expenditures* $0 $80,000 to $160,000 to $160,000 to $90,000 $180,000 $180,000 Funding Source(s) General Fund Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill METHODOLOGY:
Estimated State Impact FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund(s) None Expenditures* $0 $160,000 to $160,000 to $160,000 to $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 Funding Source(s) General Fund Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill METHODOLOGY:
The Judicial Branch states this bill will increase state general fund expenditures by more than $160,000 per fiscal year beginning in FY 2028, with approximately half that impact in FY 2027 due to the January 1, 2027 effective date.
The Judicial Branch states this bill will increase state general fund expenditures by more than $160,000 per fiscal year beginning in FY 2027.
The Branch assumes approximately 30 judicial officers will be evaluated each year and that retired judges will be hired on a per diem basis to conduct the required in court observations.
The Branch assumes approximately 30 judicial officers will be evaluated each year and that retired judges will be hired on a per-diem basis to conduct required in-court observations.
The current daily rate for a per diem judge is $764.
The current daily rate for a per-diem judge is $764.
If each evaluation requires one day of observation and one day for reporting, the cost would be approximately $45,840 annually ($764 x 2 days x 30 officers).
If each evaluation requires one day of observation and one day for reporting, the cost would be approximately $45,840 annually ($764 × 2 days × 30 officers).
However, the amount of observation time required has not been determined, so the cost for utilization of retired judges could range between $45,000 and $60,000 per year beginning in FY 2028, with costs in FY 2027 estimated at approximately $22,500 to $30,000.
However, the amount of observation days that would be involved has not been determined so the cost for utilization of retired judges could range between $45,000 and $60,000 per a year starting in FY 2027.
In addition, the Branch anticipates hiring 1 full time administrative staff member to manage the expanded evaluation process at an estimated cost of $56,394 in FY 2027, $114,272 in FY 2028, and $118,557 in FY 2029.
In addition, the Branch anticipates hiring one full-time administrative staff member to manage the expanded evaluation process at an estimated cost of $112,787 in FY 2027, $114,272 in FY 2028, and $118,557 in FY 2029, this includes expenses associated with the positions.
These amounts include expenses associated with the position.
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Action History

  1. Sen. Gannon Refused to Accede to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11

  2. Speaker Appoints: Reps. Lynn, D. Mannion, Alexander Jr., Korzen 04/23/2026 HJ 11

  3. House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1546s and Requests CofC (Reps. Lynn, Weyler): MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11

  4. Committee Amendment # 2026-1546s, AA, VV; 04/23/2026; SJ 10

  5. Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1546s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/23/2026; SJ 10

  6. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1546s, 04/23/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15A

  7. Hearing: 04/07/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 13

  8. Introduced 03/26/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7

  9. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1099h: MA DV 194-156 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 8

  10. Amendment # 2026-1099h: AA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 8

  11. Lay HB1130 on Table (Rep. D. Paige): MF DV 156-194 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 8

  12. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  13. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1099h 03/17/2026 (Vote 13-12; RC)

  14. Executive Session: 03/17/2026 10:00 am GP 230

  15. Division I Work Session: 03/09/2026 10:00 am GP 230

  16. Referred to Finance 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 92

  17. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0410h: MA RC 192-151 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 90

  18. Amendment # 2026-0410h: AA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 90

  19. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  20. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0410h 02/09/2026 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 7 P. 35

  21. Executive Session: 02/09/2026 10:00 am GP 230

  22. Public Hearing: 01/28/2026 10:00 am GP 230

  23. Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 7

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 413 not signed on · 143 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (413)

413 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 192 Yea · 151 Nay · 48 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1752028
Democrat 7141018
Unaffiliated 7101
Independent 0001
Total 189144048
% of votes cast 50%38%0%13%
How each member voted (381)
Member Party Vote
Susan C DeLemus — Yea
Thomas L Kaczynski — Yea
Kimberly A Rice — Not Voting
Lisa M Freeman — Yea
Paul P Dargie — Nay
Patrick N Long — Yea
Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière — Yea
Gary L. Daniels — Yea
Tom D Mannion — Yea
Alexis Simpson Democrat Nay
Alice Wade Democrat Nay
Alicia Gregg Democrat Not Voting
Alissandra Murray Democrat Nay
Allan Howland Democrat Nay
Allison Knab Democrat Nay
Amy Malone Democrat Not Voting
Anita Burroughs Democrat Not Voting
Barry Faulkner Democrat Yea
Beth Richards Democrat Not Voting
Bill Bolton Democrat Nay
Billie Butler Democrat Nay
Brian Sullivan Democrat Nay
Buzz Scherr Democrat Nay
Carrie Sorensen Democrat Nay
Carry Spier Democrat Nay
Cassandra Levesque Democrat Nay
Catherine Rombeau Democrat Nay
Catherine Sofikitis Democrat Not Voting
Cathryn Harvey Democrat Not Voting
Chris McAleer Democrat Nay
Chris Muns Democrat Nay
Christal Lloyd Democrat Nay
Christine Seibert Democrat Nay
Christopher Herbert Democrat Nay
Connie Lane Democrat Nay
Dale Swanson Democrat Nay
Dan Bergeron Democrat Nay
Daniel LeClerc Democrat Nay
Daniel Veilleux Democrat Nay
David Fracht Democrat Nay
David Luneau Democrat Nay
David Meuse Democrat Nay
David Nagel Democrat Nay
David Paige Democrat Nay
David Preece Democrat Nay
Dennis Malloy Democrat Nay
Dick Ames Democrat Nay
Dru Fox Democrat Nay
Efstathia Booras Democrat Nay
Eileen Kelly Democrat Nay
Eleana Colby Democrat Not Voting
Ellen Read Democrat Not Voting
Ellen Rockmore Democrat Nay
Eric Gallager Democrat Nay
Eric Turer Democrat Nay
Erica de Vries Democrat Nay
Erik Johnson Democrat Nay
Erin Kerwin Democrat Nay
Fred Davis Democrat Nay
Gaby Grossman Democrat Not Voting
Gary Gilmore Democrat Nay
Gary Woods Democrat Nay
Geoffrey Smith Democrat Nay
George Sykes Democrat Nay
Gerald Ward Democrat Nay
Gregory Sargent Democrat Nay
Heath Howard Democrat Nay
Heather Baldwin Democrat Nay
Heather Raymond Democrat Nay
Hope Damon Democrat Nay
James Gruber Democrat Nay
James MacKay Democrat Not Voting
James Newsom Democrat Nay
James Roesener Democrat Nay
Janet Lucas Democrat Nay
Janet Wall Democrat Nay
Jared Sullivan Democrat Nay
Jean Jeudy Democrat Nay
Jennifer Mandelbaum Democrat Yea
Jerry Stringham Democrat Nay
Jessica Grill Democrat Nay
Jessica LaMontagne Democrat Nay
Jim Maggiore Democrat Nay
Jim Snodgrass Democrat Nay
Jodi Newell Democrat Nay
John Cloutier Democrat Nay
John Larochelle Democrat Yea
John Stone Democrat Nay
Jonah Wheeler Democrat Yea
Julie Gilman Democrat Nay
Karen Ebel Democrat Nay
Karen Hegner Democrat Nay
Kat McGhee Democrat Nay
Kathy Staub Democrat Nay
Kris Schultz Democrat Not Voting
Laura Telerski Democrat Nay
Laurel Stavis Democrat Not Voting
Lee Ann Kluger Democrat Nay
Lily Foss Democrat Nay
Linda DiSilvestro Democrat Nay
Linda Harriott-Gathright Democrat Nay
Linda Ryan Democrat Nay
Loren Foxx Democrat Nay
Loren Selig Democrat Nay
Louis Juris Democrat Nay
Lucius Parshall Democrat Nay
Lucy Weber Democrat Nay
Luz Bay Democrat Nay
Manoj Chourasia Democrat Nay
Marc Plamondon Democrat Nay
Marjorie Smith Democrat Nay
Mark MacKenzie Democrat Nay
Mark Paige Democrat Nay
Mark Vallone Democrat Yea
Martin Jack Democrat Nay
Mary Georges Democrat Nay
Mary Hakken-Phillips Democrat Nay
Mary Jane Wallner Democrat Nay
Matthew Hicks Democrat Nay
Matthew Wilhelm Democrat Nay
Megan Murray Democrat Nay
Merryl Gibbs Democrat Nay
Michael Cahill Democrat Nay
Michael Edgar Democrat Nay
Molly Howard Democrat Nay
Muriel Hall Democrat Nay
Myles England Democrat Not Voting
Nancy Murphy Democrat Nay
Ned Raynolds Democrat Nay
Nicholas Germana Democrat Nay
Nicole Leapley Democrat Nay
Paige Beauchemin Democrat Nay
Patricia Cornell Democrat Nay
Paul Berch Democrat Nay
Peggy Balboni Democrat Nay
Peter Bixby Democrat Nay
Peter Leishman Democrat Nay
Peter Lovett Democrat Nay
Peter Petrigno Democrat Nay
Peter Schmidt Democrat Nay
Philip Jones Democrat Nay
Ray Newman Democrat Nay
Rosemarie Rung Democrat Nay
Russell Muirhead Democrat Nay
Sallie Fellows Democrat Nay
Samantha Jacobs Democrat Not Voting
Sanjeev Manohar Democrat Nay
Santosh Salvi Democrat Nay
Seth Miller Democrat Nay
Stephanie Grund Democrat Nay
Stephanie Payeur Democrat Nay
Stephen Woodcock Democrat Nay
Sue Newman Democrat Nay
Susan Almy Democrat Nay
Susan Elberger Democrat Nay
Suzanne Chretien Democrat Nay
Terri O'Rorke Democrat Nay
Terry Spahr Democrat Yea
Thomas Buco Democrat Not Voting
Thomas Cormen Democrat Nay
Thomas Schamberg Democrat Not Voting
Thomas Southworth Democrat Nay
Timothy Horrigan Democrat Nay
Timothy Soucy Democrat Not Voting
Toni Weinstein Democrat Nay
Tony Caplan Democrat Nay
Tracy Bricchi Democrat Nay
Trinidad Tellez Democrat Nay
Wayne Burton Democrat Nay
Wayne Pearson Democrat Not Voting
Wendy Thomas Democrat Nay
Will Darby Democrat Yea
William Dolan Democrat Nay
William Palmer Democrat Nay
Zoe Manos Democrat Nay
Aidan Ankarberg Independent Not Voting
Aboul Khan Republican Yea
Adam Presa Republican Yea
Alvin See Republican Yea
Andrew Prout Republican Not Voting
Arnold Davis Republican Yea
Barbara Comtois Republican Not Voting
Bill Boyd Republican Yea
Bill Ohm Republican Yea
Bob Lynn Republican Yea
Brian Cole Republican Not Voting
Brian Labrie Republican Yea
Brian Nadeau Republican Yea
Brian Seaworth Republican Yea
Brian Taylor Republican Yea
Bryan Morse Republican Not Voting
Calvin Beaulier Republican Yea
Carol McGuire Republican Yea
Catherine Kenny Republican Yea
Charles Foote Republican Yea
Charles McMahon Republican Not Voting
Charles Melvin Republican Yea
Cindy Bennett Republican Yea
Claudine Burnham Republican Not Voting
Clayton Wood Republican Yea
Cyril Aures Republican Yea
Dale Girard Republican Nay
Dan McGuire Republican Yea
Daniel Popovici-Muller Republican Yea
Darrell Louis Republican Yea
David Love Republican Yea
David Lundgren Republican Yea
David Milz Republican Yea
David Walker Republican Yea
Deborah Aylward Republican Yea
Debra DeSimone Republican Yea
Denis Murphy Republican Yea
Denise DeDe-Poulin Republican Yea
Dennis Mannion Republican Yea
Diane Kelley Republican Yea
Diane Pauer Republican Yea
Dick Thackston Republican Yea
Dillon Dumont Republican Yea
Donald McFarlane Republican Yea
Donald Selby Republican Yea
Douglas Thomas Republican Yea
Douglas Trottier Republican Not Voting
Erica Layon Republican Yea
Ernesto Gonzalez Republican Yea
George Grant Republican Yea
Gerald Griffin Republican Yea
Glen Aldrich Republican Yea
Glenn Bailey Republican Yea
Gregory Hill Republican Yea
Henry Giasson Republican Yea
JD Bernardy Republican Yea
Jack Flanagan Republican Not Voting
James Creighton Republican Yea
James Guzofski Republican Yea
James Qualey Republican Yea
James Spillane Republican Not Voting
James Summers Republican Yea
James Thibault Republican Yea
James Tierney Republican Not Voting
Jason Osborne Republican Not Voting
Jay Markell Republican Not Voting
Jeanine Notter Republican Yea
Jeffrey Tenczar Republican Yea
Jennifer Rhodes Republican Not Voting
Jeremy Slottje Republican Yea
Jess Edwards Republican Yea
Jim Fedolfi Republican Yea
Jim Kofalt Republican Yea
Jodi Nelson Republican Yea
Joe Alexander Republican Yea
Joe Sweeney Republican Yea
John Hunt Republican Not Voting
John Janigian Republican Yea
John Leavitt Republican Not Voting
John MacDonald Republican Yea
John Potucek Republican Yea
John Schneller Republican Yea
John Sellers Republican Yea
John Suiter Republican Not Voting
John Sytek Republican Yea
Jonathan Smith Republican Yea
Jordan Ulery Republican Yea
Jose Cambrils Republican Yea
Joseph Barton Republican Yea
Joseph Guthrie Republican Yea
Joseph Hamblen Republican Yea
Judy Aron Republican Yea
Julie Miles Republican Yea
Juliet Harvey-Bolia Republican Not Voting
Julius Soti Republican Not Voting
Karel Crawford Republican Yea
Katelyn Kuttab Republican Yea
Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien Republican Yea
Kathleen Paquette Republican Yea
Katy Peternel Republican Yea
Keith Ammon Republican Yea
Keith Erf Republican Yea
Kelley Potenza Republican Yea
Kenneth Weyler Republican Yea
Kevin Scully Republican Yea
Kevin Verville Republican Yea
Kristin Noble Republican Yea
Kristine Perez Republican Yea
Larry Gagne Republican Yea
Laurence Miner Republican Yea
Len Turcotte Republican Yea
Lex Berezhny Republican Yea
Lilli Walsh Republican Yea
Linda Franz Republican Yea
Linda Gould Republican Yea
Linda McGrath Republican Yea
Lino Avellani Republican Yea
Lisa Mazur Republican Yea
Lisa Post Republican Yea
Liz Barbour Republican Yea
Lori Korzen Republican Yea
Lorie Ball Republican Yea
Louise Andrus Republican Yea
Marc Tremblay Republican Yea
Margaret Drye Republican Yea
Marie Louise Bjelobrk Republican Yea
Mark McLean Republican Yea
Mark Pearson Republican Yea
Mark Proulx Republican Yea
Mark Warden Republican Yea
Mary Ford Republican Yea
Mary Murphy Republican Yea
Matt Drew Republican Yea
Matthew Coker Republican Yea
Matthew Pitaro Republican Yea
Maureen Mooney Republican Nay
Melissa Litchfield Republican Yea
Michael Aron Republican Yea
Michael Granger Republican Yea
Michael Harrington Republican Not Voting
Michael Moffett Republican Yea
Mike Belcher Republican Not Voting
Mike Bordes Republican Yea
Mike Drago Republican Yea
Mike Ouellet Republican Yea
Nicholas Bridle Republican Yea
Pam Brown Republican Yea
Paul Terry Republican Yea
Paul Tudor Republican Yea
Pete Morency Republican Yea
Peter Mehegan Republican Yea
Peter Varney Republican Not Voting
Phyllis Katsakiores Republican Yea
Pierre Dupont Republican Yea
Ralph Boehm Republican Yea
Raymond Peeples Republican Yea
Raymond Plante Republican Yea
Rich Nalevanko Republican Yea
Richard Brown Republican Not Voting
Richard Lascelles Republican Yea
Richard Tripp Republican Yea
Riché Colcombe Republican Yea
Rick Ladd Republican Yea
Ricky Devoid Republican Yea
Rita Mattson Republican Yea
Robert Harb Republican Yea
Robert Wherry Republican Yea
Robley Hall Republican Yea
Ron Dunn Republican Yea
Ross Berry Republican Yea
Russell Dumais Republican Not Voting
Samuel Farrington Republican Yea
Sayra DeVito Republican Yea
Scott Bryer Republican Yea
Sean Durkin Republican Yea
Seth King Republican Yea
Shane Sirois Republican Yea
Sheri Minor Republican Yea
Sherman Packard Republican Not Voting
Sherri Reinfurt Republican Yea
Skip Rollins Republican Yea
Sly Karasinski Republican Yea
Stephen Boyd Republican Yea
Stephen Pearson Republican Yea
Steven Bogert Republican Yea
Steven Kesselring Republican Yea
Steven Smith Republican Not Voting
Susan DeRoy Republican Yea
Susan Porcelli Republican Yea
Susan Vandecasteele Republican Not Voting
Tanya Donnelly Republican Yea
Ted Gorski Republican Yea
Terry Roy Republican Not Voting
Thomas Walsh Republican Yea
Tim Mannion Republican Not Voting
Tom Dolan Republican Yea
Tom Ploszaj Republican Yea
Travis Corcoran Republican Yea
Travis Toner Republican Yea
Valerie McDonnell Republican Yea
Vanessa Sheehan Republican Yea
Vicki Wilson Republican Yea
Walter Spilsbury Republican Yea
Wayne Hemingway Republican Yea
Wayne MacDonald Republican Yea
Yury Polozov Republican Yea

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What does HB 1130 do?
(New Title) establishing a committee to study the procedure for judicial performance evaluations.
Who sponsors HB 1130?
HB 1130 is sponsored by Bob Lynn (Republican) and Lori Korzen (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1130?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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