New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1570: relative to governmental budget authority for agreements for law enforcement agencies to participate in federal immigration enforcement.
Status: Failed, February 12, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to governmental budget authority for agreements for law enforcement agencies to participate in federal immigration enforcement. Rep. Berch, Ches. 6; Rep. Meuse, Rock. 37; Rep. Muns, Rock. 29; Rep. A. Murray, Hills. 20 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires local budgetary authority before a law enforcement agency enters into an agreement with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration law, grants the budgetary authority co.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to governmental budget authority for agreements for law enforcement agencies to participate in federal immigration enforcement. Rep. Berch, Ches. 6; Rep. Meuse, Rock. 37; Rep. Muns, Rock. 29; Rep. A. Murray, Hills. 20 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires local budgetary authority before a law enforcement agency enters into an agreement with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration law, grants the budgetary authority continuing power to terminate the agreement, and provides for a penalty for failure to comply. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2448 09/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six …
Sponsors
- Buzz Scherr (D, 26) · primary sponsor