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HB 506 · 2025 · House · Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee

Firearm returns, immigrant licenses, school managers

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(New Title) relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition and relative to invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and relative to requiring schools to engage an owner's project manager for construction of school building aid projects at the time of application.

Establishes a procedure for discretionary background checks before firearms or ammunition are returned in court proceedings, invalidates out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants, and modifies requirements for owners' project managers on school building aid projects.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · August 11, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✓Senate
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill provides a procedure for conducting a discretionary background check prior to the return of firearms and/or ammunition in a court proceeding.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Dennis MannionRPrimeVice Chair· Judiciary
  • Rep. Ted GorskiRVice Chair· Transportation
  • Rep. Terry RoyRChair· Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Also: Rep. Jeffrey TenczarR, Sen. Tim McGoughR

Public testimony

29 signed in online · 7 wrote testimony

38% support62% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Live Free or Die, once again, our State motto. Taking the tools of self-defense that have been unjustly taken from citizens of this State should be returned as soon as possible. Period. No quibbling.”
— Jana Mackay, Orangesupports
“This bill makes whole those who have had property taken by removing an unfair barrier to that restoration. If the police take a firearm, and are now retiring it, that person already had a background check, or owned it lawfully in the first place. Please pass this bill.”
— J Grenier, Nashuasupports
“OTP WITH AMENDMENTS ONLY and more than listed needed OTP Unless (the state website DOES NOT seem to provide a version of the bill with line items) so I cannot provide the line item for this.…”
— Penny Dean, Concordsupports
“If the firearms and ammo are being returned, they probably never should have been taken in the first place. Having an additional barrier to regaining possession of your own property only makes an infringement against property rights and personal defense even worse.…”
— Matthew Tyszka, Newportopposes
“This bill makes no sense. After a court proceeding it is determined that some one can get their property back, but before they do they must jump through an additional, arbitrarily applied hoop to doubly confirm they should get their property back?…”
— Teresa Brooks, Manchesteropposes
“A person's suitability has already been thoroughly reviewed after having been put through the wringer of court proceeding which absconded with his firearm. In this case, NICS is yet another gate, manned by bureaucrats, with a motive to deny to cover-their-ass.”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-3010:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearing
  • 2025-03-079:00 amHouse Finance - Division IILOB 209Public hearing
  • 2025-03-171:15 pmHouse FinanceLOB 210-211Public hearing
  • 2025-05-061:00 pmSenate JudiciarySH 100Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 13
  2. Jan 30, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/30/2025 02:00 pm LOB 202-204
  3. Jan 30, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 01/30/2025 10:30 am LOB 202-204
  4. Jan 30, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0182h 01/30/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 12 P. 4
  5. Feb 20, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0182h: AA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 4
  6. Feb 20, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0182h: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 4
  7. Feb 20, 2025HouseReferred to Finance 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 4
  8. Mar 7, 2025HouseDivision II Work Session: 03/07/2025 09:00 am LOB 209
  9. Mar 17, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/17/2025 01:15 pm LOB 210-211
  10. Mar 28, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Ought to Pass 03/28/2025 (Vote 24-1; RC) HC 19 P. 16
  11. Apr 10, 2025HouseOught to Pass: MA VV 04/10/2025 HJ 12 P. 36
  12. Mar 27, 2025SenIntroduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 10
  13. May 6, 2025SenHearing: 05/06/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 20
  14. May 22, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2166s, 05/22/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 22
  15. Jun 5, 2025SenSpecial Order to 06/05/2025, Without Objection, MA; 05/22/2025 SJ 14
  16. Jun 5, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2166s, 06/05/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 24
  17. Jun 5, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-2166s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  18. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Altschiller Floor Amendment # 2025-2650s, RC 7Y-16N, AF; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  19. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Gannon Floor Amendment # 2025-2685s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  20. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Abbas Floor Amendment # 2025-2591s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  21. Jun 5, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendments #2025-2166s, and #2025-2685s and #2025-2591s, RC 16Y-7N, MA; OT3rdg; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  22. Jun 5, 2025SenWithout Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate, MA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  23. Jun 5, 2025HouseHouse Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2166s 2025-2685s and 2025-2591s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168
  24. Jun 5, 2025HouseSpeaker Appoints: Reps. Roy, Ladd, Rhodes, T. Walsh 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168
  25. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Gannon Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  26. Jun 18, 2025HouseConference Committee Meeting: 06/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
  27. Jun 5, 2025SenPresident Appoints: Senators Gannon, Abbas, Altschiller; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  28. Jun 18, 2025SenConferee Change; Senator Birdsell Replaces Senator Altschiller; SJ 17
  29. Jun 26, 2025SenConference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2830c; 06/26/2025
  30. Jun 12, 2025HouseRemoved from Consent (Reps. Berch, Meuse, D. Fox, Scherr, Selig, Newell, R. Newman, Harriott-Gathright, N. Murphy, Raymond) 06/12/2025 HJ 18 P. 17
  31. Jun 26, 2025SenSenator Altschiller Challenged the ruling of the chair, 06/26/2025; SJ 17
  32. Jun 26, 2025SenSenator Altschiller withdrew the challenge of the chair, 06/26/2025; SJ 17
  33. Jun 26, 2025SenConference Committee Report # 2025-2830c; RC 16Y-8N, Adopted; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
  34. Jun 26, 2025HouseConference Committee Report 2025-2830c: Adopted, DV 197-159 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 47
  35. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2928e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  36. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2928e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 61
  37. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  38. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64
  39. Aug 1, 2025HouseSigned by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 280; eff. I. Sec 1 eff 01/01/2026 II. Rem eff 09/30/2025

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