HB 1631 — relative to the contents of the attorney general's annual report detailing state forfeiture information for the preceding fiscal year.

HB 1631-FN - AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED SESSIONBY 26-3003THE 09/08 HOUSE BILL12Mar2026... 1631-FN AN ACT relative to the contents of the attorney general's annual report detailing state forfeiture information for the preceding fiscal year.

0713h SESSION 26-3003 09/08 HOUSE BILL 1631-FN AN ACT relative to the contents of the attorney general's annual report detailing state forfeiture information for the preceding fiscal year.

HB 1631-FN - AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED 26-3003BY 09/08THE STATEHOUSE OF12Mar2026... NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the contents of the attorney general's annual report detailing state forfeiture information for the preceding fiscal year.

0713h 26-3003 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the contents of the attorney general's annual report detailing state forfeiture information for the preceding fiscal year.

The attorney general, no later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year, shall post a disaggregated report on the department of justice website detailing completed state forfeiture activity[,] for the preceding fiscal year, including [the type, approximate value, and disposition of each property seized, and the amount of any proceeds received or expended at the state and local levels.

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(j) Forfeiture case number and court in which the case was filed;

(k) If a property owner filed a claim or counterclaim, and if yes, who was it filled by:

the suspect, innocent owner, creditor, or other owner;

(l) Estimated value of property returned to owner, sold, destroyed, retained by a law enforcement agency, or still pending disposition;

and (m) Total value of property forfeited under state law, excluding the value of contraband, and including currency, proceeds from sale of non-currency property, and distributions received from the federal government.

HB 1631-FN - AS INTRODUCED - Page 2 - 2 Effective Date.

LBA 26-3003 12/4/25Revised 4/7/26 HB 1631-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2026-0713h) AN ACT relative to the contents of the attorney general's annual report detailing state forfeiture information for the preceding fiscal year.

Estimated State Impact FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund(s) None Expenditures* $0 $47,214$99,000 $45,569$100,000 $47,305$103,000 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 Department notes they will likely need a partfull time paralegal (23-2010 PARALGLS-LGL ASSTS-5 SOC23-04) at a cost of $47,214,$99,000 including fit up costs, for FY 2027, $45,569$100,000 in FY 2028, and $47,305$103,000 in FY 2029, to collate and report the mandated information.

It is assumed if the position requested in this bill is authorized, the departmentDepartment would include the cost of the position for FY 2028 and FY 2029 in their FY 2028 and FY 2029 budget request.