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HB 1364 · 2026 · House · Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee

Reporting on immigration enforcement deals

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requiring quarterly reports from counties, municipalities, or any other political subdivisions of the state that enter into certain agreements with the federal government concerning assistance with federal immigration enforcement.

Requires counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions that have 287(g) agreements with federal immigration enforcement to submit quarterly reports on program activity to the attorney general, who must then issue a consolidated quarterly report.AI-generated

Status

Committee recommended Inexpedient to Legislate; died at adjournment · March 2, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state that has entered into an agreement with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement through the federal 287(g) program to submit a quarterly report to the attorney general. The attorney general is required to submit a quarterly consolidated report based on the information received.

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

“Any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state that has entered into an agreement with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement through the federal 287(g) program pursuant to 8 U.S.C. section 1357(g) shall be required to submit a quarterly report to the attorney general, which includes measurable program results and a detailed accounting of program funding and uses.”
RSA 106-P:2
“The report shall include the following categories: persons detained for any civil immigration violation, persons cited for any state offense if any, persons subjected to a field stop or warning for any state offense, and the length of any detention for any civil immigration violation.”
RSA 106-P:2
“For persons in each of the categories, the aggregate data shall also include the municipality and country where each such person resides.”
RSA 106-P:2
“For persons who are detained, the report shall also include the race of such persons to the extent such information is indicated on the complaint, summons, or citation.”
RSA 106-P:2

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Alissandra MurrayDPrimeClerk· Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Rep. David MeuseDDeputy Ranking Member· Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Rep. Tom MannionRAssistant Majority Whip

Also: Rep. Megan MurrayD, Rep. Trinidad TellezD, Rep. Zoe ManosD, Sen. David WattersD

Public testimony

663 signed in online · 162 wrote testimony

99% support1% oppose0% neutral

ForBasic transparency and accountability for ICE cooperation

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“New Hampshire residents deserve to see accountability. The live free or die state is quickly turning into the police state. We deserve to know there is a hierarchal line of accountability that comes all the way back down to the citizens.…”
— Joanna Lally, Holdernesssupports
“Please support this bill which provides transparency in local government spending. Citizens deserve to be aware of the use of our tax funds for immigration enforcement, a duty for which the federal government, not local jurisdictions, is responsible.”
— Sam Mayne, Lancastersupports
“I support this bill because we should not have secret police in our country. A huge amount of tax money goes toward their operations and we should have transparency.”
— Eric Zulaski, Manchestersupports
“We do NOT want a repeat of what has happened in Minnesota in our state.”
— Susan Fratus, Keeneopposes
“This bill is limited to ICE. Impress me. Insist on transparency statewide for ALL the federal graft. Show me the DEI mandates. Show me the vote buying for civil asset forfeiture. There are a thousand federal thumbs on the scale. Defend the Guard. ALL OR NOTHING.”
— tom luther, claremontneutral

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Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate7–5
    Overall
    58% yea
  • Mar 12, 2026HouseRoll callSpecial Order next order of business (Rep. Luneau)Failed151–180
    Overall
    46% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 30, 2026Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety1:44:20–1:47:583m 38slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Mar 12, 2026Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamSpecial Order next order of business (Rep. Luneau) — failed, roll call 151-180

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 17
  2. Jan 30, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/30/2026 11:30 am GP 159
  3. Feb 18, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2026 11:30 am GP 159
  4. Feb 18, 2026HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2026 (Vote 7-5; RC)
  5. Mar 2, 2026HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
  6. Mar 12, 2026HouseSpecial Order next order of business (Rep. Luneau): MF RC 151-180 03/12/2026 HJ 7

Coverage

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Background reading

Evergreen reading on the policy area — spanning perspectives — not coverage of this specific bill.

  • “Sanctuary” Jurisdictions: Legal OverviewExplainer — legal

    Congressional Research Service — What federal law does and does not require of state and local governments, including 8 U.S.C. § 1373 and the constitutional limits on commandeering local police.AI-generated

  • Sanctuary Policies: An OverviewExplainer

    American Immigration Council — A plain-language primer on what “sanctuary” policies actually say, how detainers work, and why the term covers a wide range of local rules.AI-generated

  • Delegation of Immigration Authority: Section 287(g)Federal program — primary source

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — ICE's own description of the three 287(g) models and what a participating sheriff or police department agrees to — the program the New Hampshire laws protect from local interference.AI-generated

  • Fact Sheet on Sanctuary Policies and 8 USC 1373Immigrant-rights / legal

    Immigrant Legal Resource Center — Argues that § 1373 reaches only information sharing, so most local limits on detainer compliance remain lawful — the counter-reading to the anti-sanctuary case.AI-generated

  • Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and StatesEnforcement advocacy

    Center for Immigration Studies — The restrictionist tally of jurisdictions that decline detainers, built from ICE detainer-refusal data — the dataset most often cited by supporters of bans like this one.AI-generated

  • Sanctuary policies reduce deportations without increasing crimeAcademic — national evidence

    PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) — A 2020 study finding sanctuary policies cut deportations by about a third, with no measurable effect on crime rates and no drop in deportations of people with violent convictions.AI-generated

  • Know Your Rights: Immigrants’ RightsNH context — civil liberties

    ACLU of New Hampshire — New Hampshire-specific guidance on encounters with police, ICE, and Border Patrol — the practical side of what changes when local agencies cooperate.AI-generated

Documents (PDF)

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