New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1687: removing the power of courts within the judicial branch family division to issue criminal determinations, judgments, and penalties.
Status: Failed, March 11, 2026
What the bill says
An act removing the power of courts within the judicial branch family division to issue criminal determinations, judgments, and penalties. SPONSORS: Rep. Love, Rock. 13 COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill restricts the jurisdiction of courts within the judicial branch family division to not be able to issue any criminal determinations, judgments, or penalties relative to matters which they may preside over. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT removing the power of courts within the judicial branch family division to issue criminal determinations, judgments, and penalties. SPONSORS: Rep. Love, Rock. 13 COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill restricts the jurisdiction of courts within the judicial branch family division to not be able to issue any criminal determinations, judgments, or penalties relative to matters which they may preside over. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2804 12/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT removing the power of courts within the judicial branch family division to issue criminal determinations, judgments, and penalties. 490-D:2-a Restriction on Jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any provision of law …
Sponsors
- David Love (R, 13) · primary sponsor