SB 15 — (New Title) relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing medical exemptions and penalties for abuse thereof, providing alternative punitive measures for legitimate medical exemptions, and authorizing jury determination of hard labor in qualifying cases.
NH 2026 session · introduced 2025-03-27
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Action timeline (23)
- · senate — Introduced 01/08/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 2
- · senate — Hearing: 01/14/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 5
- · senate — Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0142s, 01/30/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 7A
- · senate — Committee Amendment # 2025-0142s, AF, VV; 01/30/2025; SJ 4
- · senate — Sen. Rochefort Floor Amendment # 2025-0165s, AA, VV; 01/30/2025; SJ 4
- · senate — Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0165s, RC 14Y-9N, MA; OT3rdg; 01/30/2025; SJ 4
- · house — Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 11 P. 109
- · house — Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 10:30 am LOB 202-204
- · house — ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/23/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204
- · house — ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- · house — ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 05/09/2025 11:01 am LOB 202-204
- · house — Retained in Committee
- · house — ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 10/22/2025 01:00 am GP 230
- · house — ==RESCHEDULED== Full Committee Work Session: 10/22/2025 10:00 am GP 230
- · house — Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-3012h: 10/23/2025 10:00 am GP159
- · house — Executive Session: 11/13/2025 10:00 am GP 159
- · house — Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3096h (NT) 11/13/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 51 P. 22
- · house — Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- · house — Amendment # 2025-3096h: AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 92
- · house — Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-3096h: MA RC 179-159 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 94
- · house · ROLLCALL — House roll-call vote — 179 yea / 159 nay (OTPA)
- · senate — Sen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
- · senate — Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | New Hampshire House Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety | — | nh-leg |
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By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-25 · was referred to New Hampshire House Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety · nh-leg