New Hampshire HB1509: relative to judicial immunity and permitting civil actions against judicial officers for certain criminal bail decisions.

What the bill says

An act relative to judicial immunity and permitting civil actions against judicial officers for certain criminal bail decisions. Rep. Comtois, Belk. 7; Rep. Bean, Belk. 6; Rep. Coker, Belk. 2; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Ploszaj, Belk. 1 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill permits civil actions against judicial officers for certain criminal bail decisions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter a.

From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:

AN ACT relative to judicial immunity and permitting civil actions against judicial officers for certain criminal bail decisions. Rep. Comtois, Belk. 7; Rep. Bean, Belk. 6; Rep. Coker, Belk. 2; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Ploszaj, Belk. 1 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill permits civil actions against judicial officers for certain criminal bail decisions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2542 09/07 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to judicial immunity and permitting civil actions against judicial officers for certain criminal bail decisions. CHAPTER 490-L JUDICIAL IMMUNITY 490-L:1 Limitation of Judicial Immunity. I. Any judge or other member of the judiciary who sits in …

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Sponsors

• Douglas Trottier (R, 8) · primary sponsor