New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1413: reinstituting the death penalty in cases of capital murder.
Status: Failed, February 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act reinstituting the death penalty in cases of capital murder. Rep. Tenczar, Hills. 1; Rep. Bordes, Belk. 5 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill reinstitutes the death penalty as a potential sentence for the offense of capital murder. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in bracket.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT reinstituting the death penalty in cases of capital murder. Rep. Tenczar, Hills. 1; Rep. Bordes, Belk. 5 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill reinstitutes the death penalty as a potential sentence for the offense of capital murder. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-3115 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT reinstituting the death penalty in cases of capital murder. III. A person convicted of a capital murder [shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility for parole] may be punished by death. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027. LBA 26-3115 11/24/25 HB …
Sponsors
- Douglas Trottier (R, 8) · primary sponsor
- Jeffrey Tenczar (R, 1)