New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1173: relative to post-secondary education opportunities for inmates.
Status: Failed, April 21, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to post-secondary education opportunities for inmates. Rep. Meuse, Rock. 37 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allows the commissioner of corrections to release any person who has been committed to the state prison at any time during their term of sentence to participate in post-secondary education in the community for which they have been accepted for enrollment. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to post-secondary education opportunities for inmates. Rep. Meuse, Rock. 37 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allows the commissioner of corrections to release any person who has been committed to the state prison at any time during their term of sentence to participate in post-secondary education in the community for which they have been accepted for enrollment. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2453 09/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to post-secondary education opportunities for inmates. I. The commissioner of corrections may release any person who has been committed to the state prison at any time during …
Sponsors
- Buzz Scherr (D, 26) · primary sponsor
- David Meuse (D, 37)