New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB109: relative to false reports to law enforcement.
Status: Signed into law, July 21, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to false reports to law enforcement. Rep. S. Pearson, Rock. 13; Rep. Proulx, Hills. 15; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill enhances the penalty for the offense of false reports to law enforcement from a misdemeanor to a class A misdemeanor. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matt.
From the chaptered text, May 8, 2026:
AN ACT relative to false reports to law enforcement. Rep. S. Pearson, Rock. 13; Rep. Proulx, Hills. 15; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill enhances the penalty for the offense of false reports to law enforcement from a misdemeanor to a class A misdemeanor. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 01/07/2026 3085s 25-0024 09/06 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to false reports to law enforcement. 641:4 False Reports to Law Enforcement. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if he or or II. Knowingly gives or causes to be given information to any …
Sponsors
- Laurel Stavis (D, 13) · primary sponsor
- Anita Burroughs (D, 2)
- John Cloutier (D, 6)