New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1061: establishing a commission to study alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders who are primary caregivers.
Status: Failed, March 12, 2026
What the bill says
An act establishing a commission to study alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders who are primary caregivers. Rep. Meuse, Rock. 37; Rep. Newell, Ches. 4; Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills. 10 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill establishes a commission to study alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders who are primary caregivers. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT establishing a commission to study alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders who are primary caregivers. Rep. Meuse, Rock. 37; Rep. Newell, Ches. 4; Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills. 10 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill establishes a commission to study alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders who are primary caregivers. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-3086.0 09/06 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT establishing a commission to study alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders who are primary caregivers. 1 Legislative Findings. The general court finds that incarceration of nonviolent offenders who are primary caregivers of dependent children or other dependents can …
Sponsors
- Alissandra Murray (D, 20) · primary sponsor