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HB 509 · 2025 · House · Judiciary Committee

Attorney general forfeiture report changes

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relative to the contents of the attorney general's annual report detailing state forfeiture information for the preceding fiscal year.

Changes requirements for the contents of the attorney general's annual report detailing state forfeiture of personal property.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 changes the requirements for the annual report from the attorney general concerning forfeitures of personal property.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

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

“The attorney general, no later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year, shall post a report on the department of justice website detailing state forfeiture activity[,] for the preceding fiscal year, including [the type, approximate value, and disposition of each property seized, and the amount of any proceeds received or expended at the state and local levels.”
Section 1
“The report shall provide a categorized accounting of all proceeds expended.] the following information:”
Section 1
“Data on seizures, forfeitures, and expenditures of forfeiture proceeds shall be provided by the law enforcement agency in disaggregated form to the attorney general.”
Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Daniel Popovici-MullerRPrime
  • Rep. Dan McGuireRVice Chair· Finance

Also: Rep. Jonah WheelerD

Public testimony

6 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

100% support0% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I urge you to SUPPORT HB509. This bill would provide Granite Staters more government transparency regarding state forfeitures which have occurred each year.…”
— James Gardner, Keenesupports
“Existing civil asset forfeiture sharing between federal level and state level equates to legitimized theft.”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuasupports

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 10, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Ought to Pass11–7
    Overall
    61% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • May 1, 2025SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate4–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • May 1, 2025SenateVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Judiciary1:55:57–1:57:241m 27slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Mar 10, 2025Public hearingHouse Judiciary25:39–34:308m 51slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 9, 2025Public hearingSenate Executive Departments and Administration51:03–52:251m 22slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • May 1, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3 P. 13
  2. Feb 12, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/12/2025 11:00 am LOB 206-208
  3. Mar 7, 2025House==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/07/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208
  4. Mar 10, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/10/2025 01:00 pm LOB 206-208
  5. Mar 10, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Ought to Pass 03/10/2025 (Vote 11-7; RC) HC 17 P. 34
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseOught to Pass: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 72
  7. Mar 27, 2025SenIntroduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 10
  8. Apr 9, 2025SenHearing: 04/09/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:50 am; SC 16
  9. May 1, 2025SenCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 05/01/2025, Vote 4-0, CC; SC 19
  10. May 1, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/01/2025; SJ 11

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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