New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HB 57 — relative to the standards applicable to bail in criminal matters.

Last action — Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 160; eff. 01/11/2026 HJ 18

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 23, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte (Republican) on July 22, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 160; eff. 01/11/2026 HJ 18

  2. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 59

  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18

  4. Lay HB57 on Table (Rep. Scherr): MF DV 153-190 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 6

  5. House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2308s (Rep. Roy): MA DV 192-153 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 2

  6. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2308s, RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/22/2025; SJ 14

  7. Committee Amendment # 2025-2308s, RC 16Y-8N, AA; 05/22/2025; SJ 14

  8. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2308s, 05/22/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 22A

  9. Hearing: 05/20/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm, on proposed amendment # 2025-2183s; SC 22

  10. Hearing: 05/15/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 21

  11. Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7

  12. Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 6

  13. Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/29/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 11 P. 3

  14. ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/24/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204

  15. Public Hearing: 01/22/2025 03:00 pm LOB 301-303

  16. Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 4

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 414 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (414)

414 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Ought to Pass w/Amendment

Passed 16 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Democrat 0800
Total 16800
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Nay
David Watters Democrat Nay
Debra Altschiller Democrat Nay
Donovan Fenton Democrat Nay
Pat Long Democrat Nay
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Nay
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Nay
Tara Reardon Democrat Nay
Bill Gannon Republican Yea
Daniel Innis Republican Yea
Daryl Abbas Republican Yea
David Rochefort Republican Yea
Denise Ricciardi Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Keith Murphy Republican Yea
Kevin Avard Republican Yea
Mark McConkey Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea
Tim McGough Republican Yea
Timothy Lang Republican Yea
Victoria Sullivan Republican Yea

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Committee Amendment

Passed 16 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Democrat 0800
Total 16800
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Nay
David Watters Democrat Nay
Debra Altschiller Democrat Nay
Donovan Fenton Democrat Nay
Pat Long Democrat Nay
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Nay
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Nay
Tara Reardon Democrat Nay
Bill Gannon Republican Yea
Daniel Innis Republican Yea
Daryl Abbas Republican Yea
David Rochefort Republican Yea
Denise Ricciardi Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Keith Murphy Republican Yea
Kevin Avard Republican Yea
Mark McConkey Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea
Tim McGough Republican Yea
Timothy Lang Republican Yea
Victoria Sullivan Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 57?
HB 57 is sponsored by David Meuse (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 57?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 23, 2024. Enacted.
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