New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1085: relative to the authority of police commissions.
Status: Failed, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the authority of police commissions. Rep. D. Murphy, Ches. 11; Rep. Tudor, Rock. 1 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill redefines and limits the authority of police commissions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the authority of police commissions. Rep. D. Murphy, Ches. 11; Rep. Tudor, Rock. 1 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill redefines and limits the authority of police commissions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2578 09/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the authority of police commissions. I. It shall be the duty of the police commissioners to appoint such police personnel, including police officers, staff, constables, and superior officers, as they deem necessary and to establish pay scales, step systems, or rate schedules as necessary to fix compensation of such police personnel. II. The commissioners shall …
Sponsors
- James Guzofski (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Denis Murphy (R, 11)