New Hampshire HB59: relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer.

What the bill says

An act relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer. Rep. S. Pearson, Rock. 13; Rep. Proulx, Hills. 15; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill establishes felony-level offenses for assaults on firefighters, emergency medical care providers, and law enforcement and for assaults specifically targeting law enforcement officers. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.

From the chaptered text, May 22, 2026:

AN ACT relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer. Rep. S. Pearson, Rock. 13; Rep. Proulx, Hills. 15; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill establishes felony-level offenses for assaults on firefighters, emergency medical care providers, and law enforcement and for assaults specifically targeting law enforcement officers. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 13Mar2025... 0590h 01/07/2026 3083s 23Apr2026... 1557EBA 25-0026 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer. 79:2 …

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Sponsors

• Muriel Hall (D, 9) · primary sponsor