New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1049: relative to storage requirements for firearms.
Status: Failed, February 24, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to storage requirements for firearms. Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 10; Rep. Seibert, Hills. 21; Rep. Selig, Straf. 10; Rep. M. Smith, Straf. 10; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires firearms to be securely stored when not in use to prevent unauthorized access by minors. It also requires that a locking safety device accompany all private and commercial firearms transactions and expands the criminal penalties for negligent storage of firearms. - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to storage requirements for firearms. Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 10; Rep. Seibert, Hills. 21; Rep. Selig, Straf. 10; Rep. M. Smith, Straf. 10; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires firearms to be securely stored when not in use to prevent unauthorized access by minors. It also requires that a locking safety device accompany all private and commercial firearms transactions and expands the criminal penalties for negligent storage of firearms. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2445 09/06 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to storage requirements for firearms. 1 Purpose. The general court finds …
Sponsors
- David Meuse (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Timothy Horrigan (D, 10)