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HB 146 · 2025 · House · Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee

Body camera retention for minor violations

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relative to the use of body-worn cameras.

Expands the circumstances requiring retention of body-worn camera recordings to include violation-level cases.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · May 1, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✕Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill modifies the scenarios requiring retention of body-worn camera recordings to include violation-level cases.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as amended by the House. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“If there is any other legal requirement for retaining the recording, including but not limited to litigation, a pending criminal or violation-level case, or a valid court or administrative order, then the recording shall be retained only as long as is legally required; and”
Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Jack FlanaganRPrime

Public testimony

29 signed in online · 5 wrote testimony

97% support3% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Bodycam footage is essential in holding law enforcement accountable to fulfilling their duty of conducting safe and ethical traffic stops.…”
— Taylor Barry, Nashuasupports
“Police officers are public servants first and foremost, underscoring the Protect and Serve mindset that they adopt when training for and accepting their role and responsibility.…”
— Tori Bamford, Doversupports
“I support this bill requiring law enforcement to preserve and disclose body cam footage for motor vehicle stops when requested.…”
— Samantha Grant, Amherstsupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 7, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0591h15–1
    Overall
    94% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteAmendment 2025-0591hadopted
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0591hadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • May 1, 2025SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • May 1, 2025SenateVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 31, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety2:00:51–2:06:195m 28slocated in the stream transcript==RECESSED== Public Hearing
  • Feb 7, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety1:27–2:351m 8slocated in the stream transcript==CONTINUED== Public Hearing
  • Feb 21, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full stream==RECESSED== Executive Session
  • Mar 5, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety2:14:02–2:15:121m 10slocated in the stream transcript==RECESSED== Executive Session
  • Mar 19, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full stream
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0591h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-0591h — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 8, 2025Public hearingSenate JudiciaryWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamHearing
  • May 1, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 7
  2. Jan 31, 2025House==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 01/31/2025 12:00 pm LOB 202-204
  3. Feb 7, 2025House==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 02/07/2025 09:30 am LOB 202-204
  4. Feb 21, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/21/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
  5. Mar 5, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 03/05/2025 1000 am LOB 202-204
  6. Mar 14, 2025House==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/14/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
  7. Mar 7, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0591h 03/07/2025 (Vote 15-1; CC) HC 17 P. 8
  8. Mar 26, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0591h: AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 11
  9. Mar 26, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0591h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 11
  10. Mar 27, 2025SenIntroduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 10
  11. Apr 8, 2025SenHearing: 04/08/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 16
  12. May 1, 2025Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 05/01/2025; SC 19
  13. May 1, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/01/2025; SJ 11

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.