New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1291: criminalizing the use of small unmanned aircraft systems for the purposes of flying over critical infrastructure and events without authorization.
Status: Failed, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act criminalizing the use of small unmanned aircraft systems for the purposes of flying over critical infrastructure and events without authorization. Rep. Tenczar, Hills. 1; Rep. Post, Hills. 42; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill adds additional prohibited uses to the offense of unlawful operation or use of small unmanned aircraft system. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT criminalizing the use of small unmanned aircraft systems for the purposes of flying over critical infrastructure and events without authorization. Rep. Tenczar, Hills. 1; Rep. Post, Hills. 42; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill adds additional prohibited uses to the offense of unlawful operation or use of small unmanned aircraft system. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2816 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT criminalizing the use of small unmanned aircraft systems for the purposes of flying over critical infrastructure and events without authorization. VIII. A person is guilty of a …
Sponsors
- Clayton Wood (R, 13) · primary sponsor