New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1489: relative to interstate depositions and discovery.
Status: Signed into law, June 24, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to interstate depositions and discovery. Rep. Berch, Ches. 6 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill makes changes to the appointment of deposition commissioners and the uniform foreign depositions law. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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).
From the chaptered text, June 19, 2026:
AN ACT relative to interstate depositions and discovery. Rep. Berch, Ches. 6 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill makes changes to the appointment of deposition commissioners and the uniform foreign depositions law. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2331 07/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to interstate depositions and discovery. 517-A:1 Short Title. This chapter may be known and cited as the "Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act". 517-A:2 Definitions. In this chapter: I. "Foreign jurisdiction" means a state other than New Hampshire. II. "Foreign subpoena" means a subpoena issued under the authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction. III. "Person" …
Sponsors
- Bob Lynn (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Paul Berch (D, 6)