New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1116: relative to judicial privilege and relative to the litigation of small claims.
Status: Failed, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to judicial privilege and relative to the litigation of small claims. SPONSORS: Rep. Flanagan, Hills. 45 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill: I. States that a New Hampshire state judge may not claim judicial privilege to refuse to testify in a criminal proceeding where they have firsthand knowledge of material facts. II. Requires the court in small claims litigations to send notice of the claim within 10 days of its filing. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to judicial privilege and relative to the litigation of small claims. SPONSORS: Rep. Flanagan, Hills. 45 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill: I. States that a New Hampshire state judge may not claim judicial privilege to refuse to testify in a criminal proceeding where they have firsthand knowledge of material facts. II. Requires the court in small claims litigations to send notice of the claim within 10 days of its filing. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2426 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to judicial privilege and relative to the litigation of small claims. 516:33-b Judicial Privilege. I. In this …
Sponsors
- Jack Flanagan (R, 45) · primary sponsor