HB 1793 — (New Title) prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of certain weapons on campus and establishing a committee to study the feasibility of allowing guns on campuses of public institutions of higher education.
NH 2026 session · introduced 2026-01-07
Sponsors (14)
- Samuel G Farrington (R, NH-8) — sponsor
- Erica J Layon (R, NH-13) — cosponsor
- Howard Pearl (R, NH-17) — cosponsor
- Kristin Noble (R, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Keith R. Murphy (R, NH-16) — cosponsor
- Valerie E McDonnell (R, NH-25) — cosponsor
- Michael E Granger (R, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Donald S McFarlane (R, NH-18) — cosponsor
- James R Thibault (R, NH-25) — cosponsor
- Sayra Lynn DeVito (R, NH-8) — cosponsor
- Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière (R, NH-30) — cosponsor
- Tim McGough (R, NH-11) — cosponsor
- Joe Sweeney (R, NH-25) — cosponsor
- Victoria Sullivan (R, NH-18) — cosponsor
Action timeline (21)
- · house — Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 36
- · house — Public Hearing: 01/14/2026 10:00 am GP 159
- · house — Executive Session: 01/14/2026 10:00 am GP 159
- · house — Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/14/2026 (Vote 7-6; RC) HC 5 P. 20
- · house — Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- · house — Referred to Finance 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 29
- · house — Ought to Pass: MA RC 188-165 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 27
- · house — Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 57
- · house · ROLLCALL — House roll-call vote — 188 yea / 165 nay (OTP)
- · senate — Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 4
- · senate — Hearing: 04/14/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 13
- · senate — Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1775s, 05/07/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 17
- · senate — Special Order to 05/14/2026, Without Objection, MA; 05/07/2026 SJ 11
- · senate — Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1775s, 05/14/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 18
- · senate — Committee Amendment # 2026-1775s, AF, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
- · senate — Sen. Gannon Floor Amendment # 2026-1882s, AA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
- · senate — Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1882s, RC 14Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
- · senate · ROLLCALL — Senate roll-call vote — 14 yea / 8 nay (Ought to Pass w/Amendment)
- · house — House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1882s and Requests CofC (Rep. Roy): MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13
- · house — Speaker Appoints: Reps. Roy, Rhodes, Paquette, Osborne 05/14/2026 HJ 13
- · senate — Sen. Gannon Refused to Accede to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13
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referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | New Hampshire House Committee on Finance | — | nh-leg | |
| — | → | New Hampshire House Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety | — | nh-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel G Farrington (R, state_lower NH-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Donald S McFarlane (R, state_lower NH-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Erica J Layon (R, state_lower NH-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Howard Pearl (R, state_upper NH-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | James R Thibault (R, state_lower NH-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Joe Sweeney (R, state_lower NH-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Keith R. Murphy (R, state_upper NH-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Kristin Noble (R, state_lower NH-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière (R, state_lower NH-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Michael E Granger (R, state_lower NH-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Sayra Lynn DeVito (R, state_lower NH-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Tim McGough (R, state_upper NH-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Valerie E McDonnell (R, state_lower NH-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Victoria Sullivan (R, state_upper NH-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-25 · was referred to New Hampshire House Committee on Finance · nh-leg
- 2026-05-25 · was referred to New Hampshire House Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety · nh-leg