New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1034: relative to possession of firearms on school property.
Status: Failed, February 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to possession of firearms on school property. Rep. Cornell, Hills. 22; Rep. Selig, Straf. 10; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill prohibits carrying a firearm on school property. This bill also prohibits the hiring of armed guards in schools absent the satisfaction of a criminal 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2731 12/09 STATE.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to possession of firearms on school property. Rep. Cornell, Hills. 22; Rep. Selig, Straf. 10; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill prohibits carrying a firearm on school property. This bill also prohibits the hiring of armed guards in schools absent the satisfaction of a criminal 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2731 12/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to possession of firearms on school property. 159:19-b Possession of a Firearm on School Property. I. For the purposes of this section: (a) "School property" means all real property owned or leased by schools, including but not limited to buildings, land, or vehicles. (b) "School board" means any agent, committee, school board, or board of education entrusted with the hiring of teachers and the management of the prudential affairs of the district. Public charter school boards shall also be within this definition. II. No person shall knowingly possess a firearm on public school property, including buildings, grounds, school buses, and vans. Any person who violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. III. This …