New Hampshire House Bill 1279
Session 2026
Relative to the use of physical force in defense of a person and relative to authorization of seclusion or restraint during a personal safety emergency by a physician, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse.
Active
Passed Senate on May 14, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1279
State
New Hampshire
Session
2026
Donald S McFarlane
Cosponsor
Henry R Giasson
Cosponsor
James R Thibault
Cosponsor
Lino M Avellani
Cosponsor
Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière
Cosponsor
Terry W Roy
Cosponsor
checkPassed on June 4, 2026
Motion Text
Adopt CofC Report
House Roll Call Votes
Aboul B Khan
Yes
Adam Joseph Presa
Yes
Yes
Amy L Malone
No
Anita D Burroughs
No
Arnold G Davis
Yes
Other
Yes
Bill H Ohm
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brian G Nadeau
Yes
Brian H Labrie
Yes
Brian M Sullivan
No
Brian R. Taylor
Yes
Other
Yes
Carol M McGuire
Yes
Cassandra N Levesque
No
Catherine A Rombeau
No
Catherine M Sofikitis
Other
Cathryn A Harvey
Other
Charles E McMahon
Yes
Charles R Melvin
Yes
Other
Chris R McAleer
No
Christal R Lloyd
No
Cindy Lynn Bennett
Yes
Dale R Girard
Yes
Dan H Bergeron
Other
Yes
Darrell A Louis
Other
David C Love
Yes
David C Lundgren
Yes
David E Milz
Yes
David E Walker
Yes
David James Meuse
Other
Other
Debra L DeSimone
Yes
Denis Vincent Murphy
Yes
Dennis J Malloy
No
Yes
Dillon J Dumont
Yes
Donald Evan Selby
Other
Donald S McFarlane
Yes
Other
No
Efstathia S Booras
No
Eileen S Kelly
No
Eleana Marie Colby
No
Ellen B Rockmore
No
Ellen D Read
Other
Eric B Gallager
No
Erica J Layon
Yes
Erica R de Vries
No
Ernesto L Gonzalez
Yes
Fred E Davis
Other
Gaby M Grossman
Other
Gary L Woods
No
Gary L. Daniels
Yes
Gary R Gilmore
No
Other
George C Grant
Yes
George E Sykes
No
Glen C Aldrich
Yes
Yes
Gregory M Sargent
No
Henry R Giasson
Yes
Hope E Damon
No
Other
James A Spillane
Yes
James Gruber
No
James H Guzofski
Yes
James L Creighton
Yes
James R MacKay
Other
James R Qualey
Yes
James R Thibault
Yes
Other
Janet G Wall
No
Janet Marie Lucas
No
Jay D Markell
Yes
Yes
Jeanine M Notter
Yes
Jennifer M Rhodes
Yes
Other
Jessica Finn LaMontagne
No
Jim A Kofalt
Yes
Jim L Fedolfi
Yes
Yes
John A Leavitt
Other
Yes
John C Janigian
Yes
John H Larochelle
Yes
John J Sytek
Yes
John Joseph Stone
Other
John Michael Potucek
Yes
John R Cloutier
No
Yes
John T MacDonald
Yes
John W. Suiter
Yes
Jonah Orion Wheeler
Yes
Jonathan H Smith
Yes
Jonathan Morton
Yes
Jose E Cambrils
Yes
Joseph Hamblen
Yes
Joseph J Barton
Yes
Yes
Julie D Gilman
No
Yes
Julius F Soti
Yes
Karen A Hegner
No
Karen E Ebel
No
Katelyn T Kuttab
Yes
Kathleen Paquette
Yes
Yes
Kenneth L Weyler
Yes
Kevin J Scully
Yes
Kimberly A Rice
Yes
Larry G Gagne
Yes
Laurence A Miner
Other
Len P Turcotte
Yes
Yes
Lily M Foss
No
Linda C Harriott-Gathright
No
Yes
Linda R Gould
Yes
Lino M Avellani
Yes
Lisa M Freeman
Yes
Yes
Liz F Barbour
Yes
Lori E Korzen
Yes
Yes
Louis C Juris
No
No
Margaret M Drye
Yes
Marie Louise Bjelobrk
Yes
Other
Mark A Pearson
Other
Other
Yes
Other
Mark S MacKenzie
Yes
Yes
Mary A Hakken-Phillips
No
Mary J Ford
Yes
Yes
Mary Ngwanda Georges
No
Yes
Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière
Yes
Other
Megan A Murray
No
Michael A Edgar
Yes
Yes
Michael D Cahill
No
Michael D Harrington
Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
Other
Muriel C Hall
No
Nancy A Murphy
Yes
Nicholas D. Bridle
Yes
Yes
Patrick N Long
Yes
Paul D Tudor
Yes
Paul P Dargie
No
Peter B Schmidt
No
Peter L. Mehegan
Yes
Peter R Leishman
Yes
Other
Peter W Bixby
No
Phyllis M Katsakiores
Yes
Pierre M Dupont
Yes
Ralph G Boehm
Yes
Ray E Newman
No
Raymond C. Peeples
Yes
Raymond S Plante
Yes
Rich M Nalevanko
Yes
Richard P Tripp
Other
Rick M Ladd
Yes
Ricky J Devoid
Yes
Rita G Mattson
Yes
Robert D Harb
Yes
Yes
Ron C Dunn
Yes
Yes
Other
Sallie D Fellows
No
Samuel G Farrington
Yes
Sanjeev K Manohar
No
Sayra Lynn DeVito
Yes
Scott R Bryer
Yes
Yes
Seth B Miller
No
Yes
Other
Other
Sherri L Reinfurt
Yes
Other
Stephen L Woodcock
Other
Steven D Smith
Yes
Steven Kesselring
Yes
Other
Sue A Newman
No
Susan C DeLemus
Yes
Susan G DeRoy
Yes
Susan J Vandecasteele
Yes
Susan W Almy
No
Suzanne L Chretien
No
Yes
Other
Terry W Roy
Yes
Thomas C Schamberg
No
Thomas C Walsh
Yes
Thomas L Buco
Other
Thomas L Kaczynski
Yes
Thomas L Southworth
No
Tim E Mannion
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tony M Caplan
No
Tracy Anne Bricchi
No
Travis J Toner
Other
Vanessa L Sheehan
Yes
Vicki A Wilson
Yes
Wayne J Hemingway
Yes
Wendy Ellen N Thomas
No
Other
Yes
Summary
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As Amended by the Senate
Version adopted by both bodies
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06/04/2026
House
Removed from Consent (Reps. Selig, Harriott-Gathright, Newell, R. Newman, Schultz, Parshall, Lane, Weber, Horrigan, Vail) 06/04/2026 HJ 14
06/04/2026
House
Conference Committee Report 2026-2115c: Adopted, RC 208-140 06/04/2026 HJ 15
05/29/2026
Senate
Conference Committee Report # 2026-2115c, Adopted, VV; 06/04/2026; SJ 14
05/28/2026
Senate
Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2026-2115c; 06/04/2026
05/28/2026
House
Conferee Change: Rep. S. Smith Replaces Rep. Proulx 05/28/2026 HJ 14
05/28/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting: 05/28/2026 10:30 am GP 231
05/27/2026
Senate
Conferee Change; Senator Perkins Kwoka Replaces Senator Prentiss; SJ 14
05/27/2026
Senate
Conferee Change; Senator Abbas Replaces Senator Gannon; SJ 14
05/27/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting: 05/27/2026 11:30 am GP 234
05/21/2026
Senate
President Appoints: Senators Gannon, Rochefort, Prentiss; (In Recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
05/21/2026
Senate
Sen. Gray Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
05/20/2026
House
Speaker Appoints: Reps. Roy, Rhodes, Proulx, Kofalt 05/14/2026 HJ 13
05/20/2026
House
House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1545s and 2026-1944s and Requests CofC (Rep. Roy): MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13
05/14/2026
Senate
Ought to Pass with Amendments #2026-1545s and #2026-1944s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
05/14/2026
Senate
Sen. Prentiss Floor Amendment # 2026-1944s, AA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
05/14/2026
Senate
Committee Amendment # 2026-1545s, AA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
05/14/2026
Senate
HB 1279 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
04/20/2026
Senate
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1545s, 05/14/2026; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 18
04/01/2026
Senate
Hearing: 04/09/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 13
03/17/2026
Senate
Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7
03/11/2026
House
Ought to Pass: MA DV 183-144 03/11/2026 HJ 7
03/02/2026
House
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
03/02/2026
House
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/13/2026 (Vote 7-6; RC) HC 10 P. 33
03/02/2026
House
Executive Session: 02/13/2026 03:30 pm GP 159
01/21/2026
House
Public Hearing: 01/29/2026 03:30 pm GP 159
12/01/2025
House
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 13
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Dec 9, 2025 9:10:14 PM
Record Updated
Jun 19, 2026 10:51:47 AM