New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 397 — establishing a multi-agency task force chaired by the department of safety.

Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/22/2025; SJ 14

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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. Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/22/2025; SJ 14

  2. Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 05/22/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 22A

  3. Hearing: 05/13/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 21

  4. Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9

  5. Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 7

  6. Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/07/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC)

  7. Executive Session: 03/07/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204

  8. Public Hearing: 01/24/2025 03:00 pm LOB 202-204

  9. Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 8

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 411 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (411)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 397?
HB 397 is sponsored by David Watters (Democrat), Rosemarie Rung (Democrat), Will Darby (Democrat), and John MacDonald (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 397?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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 HB 397?
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