New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 261 — requiring that custodial interrogations be recorded, establishing a fund to make grants to state law enforcement agencies to purchase equipment to enable such recordings, and making an appropriation therefor.

Last action — Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 01/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC;

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 01/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC;

  2. Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

  3. Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/06/2025, Vote 4-0, CC SC 11

  4. Hearing: 02/18/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 10

  5. Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 409 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (409)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 261?
SB 261 is sponsored by Jason Osborne (Republican), Bill Gannon (Republican), Bob Lynn (Republican), Keith Murphy (Republican), Buzz Scherr (Democrat), and Tim McGough (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 261?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 261?
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