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HR 8 · 2025 · House · Legislative Administration Committee

Limits on suspending constitutional officers

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resolving that the practice of suspending a constitutional officer to be outside the authority designated to the judiciary and appropriately delegated to the general court.

Resolves that suspending a constitutional officer falls outside judicial authority and is a power appropriately delegated to the general court.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 26, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Adopted

Analysis

This resolution resolves that the practice of suspending a constitutional officer is outside the authority designated to the judiciary and appropriately delegated to the general court.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Mike BelcherRPrime

Public testimony

16 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

38% support63% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“It is in the best interest of the people of NH that the body who elects constitutional officers, such as the Secretary of State is not the body that has the authority to suspend constitutional officers.…”
— Patricia Anastasia, Londonderryopposes

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 19, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate10–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 19, 2025Public hearingHouse Legislative Administration5:35:20–5:40:405m 20slocated in the stream transcript==RESCHEDULED== Public Hearing
  • Mar 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Legislative Administration0:08–0:5345slocated in the stream transcript==RECESSED== Executive Session
  • Mar 19, 2025Public hearingHouse Legislative Administration1:17:28–1:20:423m 14slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; ==CONTINUED== Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 2 P. 18
  2. Feb 19, 2025House==RESCHEDULED== Public Hearing: 02/19/2025 02:00 pm LOB 203
  3. Mar 12, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 03/12/2025 09:00 am LOB 203
  4. Mar 19, 2025House==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/19/2025 01:00 pm LOB 203
  5. Mar 19, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/19/2025 (Vote 10-0; CC) HC 17 P. 23
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 42

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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