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New Hampshire Gun Policy Bills

49 gun policy bills in the New Hampshire legislature, updated nightly.

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HB 609·Failed·Aug 20, 2026
relative to the general court's authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other matter pertaining to firearms, stun guns, Tasers, pepper spray devices, knives and other self-defense tools.
Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 HJ 16
HB 1387·Failed·Aug 20, 2026·Loren Selig
repealing limiting liability for certain design features of firearms.
Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 HJ 16
HB 1454·Failed·Aug 20, 2026·Jay Markell
relative to the possession of firearms following a court order requiring surrender of firearms and ammunition.
Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 HJ 16
HB 1046·Failed·Aug 20, 2026·Donald McFarlane
enabling a person to carry a firearm on a snowmobile being operated on private property.
Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 HJ 16
HB 1446·Failed·Aug 20, 2026·Tom Mannion
providing that an individual's use of therapeutic cannabis shall not disqualify the individual from the purchase, ownership, or possession of a firearm.
Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 HJ 16
SB 426·Signed into Law·Jul 21, 2026·Debra Altschiller
repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.
Enrolled (in recess of) 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 82
HB 1279·Signed into Law·Jul 20, 2026·Yury Polozov
relative to the use of physical force in defense of a person.
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2026; Chapter 323; eff.01/01/2027
HB 1365·Signed into Law·Jul 20, 2026·Donald McFarlane
relative to applications for licenses to carry a loaded pistol or revolver and relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners.
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2026; Chapter 325; eff. I. Secs 1 2 5 eff 01/01/2027 II. Sec 3 eff 09/01/2027 III. Rem eff 07/15/2026
HB 1363·Signed into Law·Jun 24, 2026·Terry Roy
relative to employee candidate background checks.
Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 167; eff. 08/18/2026
HB 1709·Failed·Jun 4, 2026·Joe Alexander
prohibiting certain unlawfully present felons from occupying or renting real property, relative to pet vendor foster home and defining pet vendor foster facility, and providing procedures for the potential confiscation of livestock involved in cruelty to animal cases.
Pending Motion Committee of Conference Report # 2026-2083c; 06/04/2026; SJ 14
SB 460·Failed·Jun 1, 2026·Denise Ricciardi
prohibiting tier III criminal offenders from being present in designated child safety zones absent a legitimate purpose.
Conference Committee Report: Not Filed HJ 14
SB 568·Signed into Law·May 29, 2026·Bill Gannon
relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks.
Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 107; Effective 07/27/2026
HB 1366·Signed into Law·May 28, 2026·Terry Roy
relative to military orders of protection.
Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/22/2026; Chapter 85; eff. 11/18/2026
HB 1793·Failed·May 21, 2026·Samuel Farrington
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.
Sen. Gannon Refused to Accede to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13
HB 1240·Failed·Apr 10, 2026·Terry Roy
relative to the apparent use of a deadly weapon during the offense of criminal threatening.
Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
HB 1373·Signed into Law·Apr 6, 2026·Melissa Litchfield
relative to background check disqualifications for applicants seeking educator credentials.
Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/03/2026; Chapter 23; eff: 04/03/2026
HB 1697·Failed·Apr 3, 2026·Mike Belcher
exempting certain firearms and firearm accessories manufactured and retained in New Hampshire from federal regulation.
Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/09/2026; SJ 8
HB 1048·Failed·Mar 26, 2026·Jim Spillane
relative to repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles except by or to minors.
Without objection returned to the House per Senate Rule 3-21, 03/26/2026; SJ 7
SB 462·Failed·Mar 23, 2026·Keith Murphy
relative to the right of therapeutic cannabis patients to purchase, possess, and transfer firearms in accordance with state law.
Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
SB 466·Failed·Mar 12, 2026·Bill Gannon
relative to the possession of a firearm without a serial number.
Pending Motion Committee Amendment # 2026-1043s; 03/12/2026; SJ 6

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