New Hampshire bills · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB 1279
relative to the use of physical force in defense of a person.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Yury Polozov (Republican)
Cosponsors (9)
- Victoria Sullivan (Republican)
- Terry Roy (Republican)
- James Thibault (Republican)
- Shane Sirois (Republican)
- Matt Sabourin dit Choinière (Republican)
- Donald McFarlane (Republican)
- Henry Giasson (Republican)
- Lino Avellani (Republican)
- Cyril Aures
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jul 20, 2026): Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2026; Chapter 323; eff.01/01/2027
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2026 House | Adopt CofC Report | pass | Set your home in New Hampshire to see |
Actions
- Jul 20, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2026; Chapter 323; eff.01/01/2027 - Jul 6, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 15 - Jul 6, 2026 · House
Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 56 - Jun 23, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2186e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 52 - Jun 23, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2186e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/04/2026); SJ 14 - Jun 4, 2026 · House
Removed from Consent (Reps. Selig, Harriott-Gathright, Newell, R. Newman, Schultz, Parshall, Lane, Weber, Horrigan, Vail) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 12 - Jun 4, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Report 2026-2115c: Adopted, RC 208-140 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 19 - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Conference Committee Report # 2026-2115c, Adopted, VV; 06/04/2026; SJ 14 - May 28, 2026 · Senate
Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2026-2115c; 06/04/2026 - May 28, 2026 · House
Conferee Change: Rep. S. Smith Replaces Rep. Proulx 05/28/2026 HJ 14 P. 36 - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Conferee Change; Senator Perkins Kwoka Replaces Senator Prentiss; SJ 14 - May 28, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Meeting: 05/28/2026 10:30 am GP 231 - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Conferee Change; Senator Abbas Replaces Senator Gannon; SJ 14 - May 27, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Meeting: 05/27/2026 11:30 am GP 234 - May 21, 2026 · Senate
President Appoints: Senators Gannon, Rochefort, Prentiss; (In Recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 - May 21, 2026 · Senate
Sen. Gray Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 - May 20, 2026 · House
Speaker Appoints: Reps. Roy, Rhodes, Proulx, Kofalt 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 152 - May 20, 2026 · House
House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1545s and 2026-1944s and Requests CofC (Rep. Roy): MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 152 - May 14, 2026 · Senate
Ought to Pass with Amendments #2026-1545s and #2026-1944s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/14/2026; SJ 12 - May 14, 2026 · Senate
Sen. Prentiss Floor Amendment # 2026-1944s, AA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12 - May 14, 2026 · Senate
Committee Amendment # 2026-1545s, AA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12 - May 14, 2026 · Senate
HB 1279 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/14/2026; SJ 12 - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1545s, 05/14/2026; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 18 - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Hearing: 04/09/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 13 - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Ought to Pass: MA DV 183-144 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 78 - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/13/2026 (Vote 7-6; RC) HC 10 P. 33 - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Executive Session: 02/13/2026 03:30 pm GP 159 - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Public Hearing: 01/29/2026 03:30 pm GP 159 - Dec 1, 2025 · House
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 13