New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1067: relative to the mental health courts.
Status: Failed, August 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the mental health courts. Rep. D. Mannion, Rock. 25; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Scherr, Rock. 26; Rep. Weber, Ches. 5; Rep. Berch, Ches. 6; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18; Rep. Hartnett, Hills. 41; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill revises the processes and requirements for the establishment of mental health courts, and requires the development of a grant program to fund new mental health courts. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the mental health courts. Rep. D. Mannion, Rock. 25; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Scherr, Rock. 26; Rep. Weber, Ches. 5; Rep. Berch, Ches. 6; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18; Rep. Hartnett, Hills. 41; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill revises the processes and requirements for the establishment of mental health courts, and requires the development of a grant program to fund new mental health courts. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2322 09/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the mental health courts. 2 Mental Health Courts; Structure RSA 490-H:2 is repealed and reenacted to read …
Sponsors
- Mark Pearson (R, 34) · primary sponsor
- Dennis Mannion (R, 25)
- (R, 17)