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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 requires an arresting agency to preserve and disclose upon request body-worn camera recordings related to certain motor vehicle stops.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

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

Hearings

  • 2025-01-3110:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearing
  • 2025-02-079:30 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2025-02-2110:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearing
  • 2025-03-0510:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2025-03-1910:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2025-04-081:00 pmSenate JudiciarySH 100Public hearing

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.