HB 1413·NH·house
reinstituting the death penalty in cases of capital murder.
FailedFiled Dec 4, 2025
Sponsor: Douglas Trottier (R)
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Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 8
Feb 19, 2026
Summary
The proposal changes state law to let judges sentence people convicted of capital murder to death instead of life without parole. It would become effective on Jan 1 2027 and could cost the state millions of dollars per case. The measure did not pass.
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