New Hampshire HB1047: relative to the offense of capital murder.

What the bill says

An act relative to the offense of capital murder. Rep. Drye, Sull. 7; Rep. Girard, Sull. 6; Rep. Labrie, Hills. 2; Rep. D. Mannion, Rock. 25; Rep. McFarlane, Graf. 18; Rep. Paquette, Hills. 25; Sen. Lang, Dist 2 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill makes it a capital murder offense to knowingly cause the death of the governor or governor-elect of New Hampshire, a member or member-elect of the executive council, or any member or member-elect of the New Hampshire senate or New Hampshire house of represe.

From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:

AN ACT relative to the offense of capital murder. Rep. Drye, Sull. 7; Rep. Girard, Sull. 6; Rep. Labrie, Hills. 2; Rep. D. Mannion, Rock. 25; Rep. McFarlane, Graf. 18; Rep. Paquette, Hills. 25; Sen. Lang, Dist 2 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill makes it a capital murder offense to knowingly cause the death of the governor or governor-elect of New Hampshire, a member or member-elect of the executive council, or any member or member-elect of the New Hampshire senate or New Hampshire house of representatives, or any candidate for any such offices after such candidate has been nominated at his or her party's primary, when such killing is motivated by knowledge of the foregoing capacity of the victim. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter …

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Sponsors

• Margaret Drye (R, 7) · primary sponsor
• Dale Girard (R, 6)
• (R, 2)