New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 5 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 697 — relative to witness fees in criminal cases.

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

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. 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; 05/01/2025; SJ 11

  3. Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/01/2025, Vote 4-0, CC SC 19

  4. Hearing: 04/03/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 15

  5. Hearing: 03/18/2025, Room 100, SH, 02:15 pm; SC 13

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

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

  8. Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/03/2025 (Vote 11-1; CC) HC 11 P. 7

  9. Executive Session: 02/03/2025 11:15 am LOB 206-208

  10. Public Hearing: 02/03/2025 11:15 am LOB 206-208

  11. Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3 P. 23

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 408 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (408)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 697?
HB 697 is sponsored by Paul Terry (Republican), Melissa Litchfield (Republican), Mike Drago (Republican), Kelley Potenza (Republican), Jodi Newell (Democrat), Katelyn Kuttab (Republican), and Jonah Wheeler (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 697?
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.
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