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SB 144 · 2025 · Senate · Judiciary Committee

Mental health firearm background check reporting

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authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities.

Authorizes the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and establishes processes for confiscating firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for obtaining relief from resulting firearm disabilities.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill authorizes the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and provides processes for the confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities.

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 department of safety may become the point of contact for the federal government for the purposes of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).”
RSA 159-D:1
“This chapter shall be known as “Bradley’s Law” in honor of retired Police Chief Bradley Haas who was shot and killed while defending the lives and safety of the patients and staff of the New Hampshire Hospital.”
RSA 159-G:1
“When a person is found not guilty by reason of insanity, or incompetent to stand trial and found by the court to be a danger to himself or herself or others pursuant to RSA 135-E or 135:17-a, as provided in this section, the department of safety shall promptly cause that disposition to be entered in the NICS Indices, in accordance with paragraph II.”
RSA 159-G:3
“Before the close of the hearing conducted pursuant to RSA 135:17-a, RSA 135-C:34-54, RSA 135-E:5, or RSA 171-B:2, the court shall inquire of the person if he or she currently owns or has access to any firearms, and if so, where they are located.”
RSA 159-G:4

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Debra AltschillerDPrime
  • Sen. Suzanne PrentissDAssistant Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader

Also: Sen. Donovan FentonD, Sen. Pat LongD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 13, 2025SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate3–1
    Overall
    75% yea
  • Mar 13, 2025SenateRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted16–8How they voted
    Overall
    67% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    16–0100% yea
    Democrats
    0–80% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 20, 2025Public hearingSenate Judiciary2:19:27–2:42:1822m 51slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 13, 2025Floor debateSenate floor2:19:26–2:33:4814m 22slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 16-8

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3
  2. Feb 20, 2025SenHearing: 02/20/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 10
  3. Mar 13, 2025SenCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/13/2025, Vote 3-1; SC 12
  4. Mar 13, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/13/2025; SJ 7

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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