HB 1454 · 2026 · House · Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
Criminalizing firearm possession after surrender order
AI-generatedrelative to the possession of firearms following a court order requiring surrender of firearms and ammunition.
Makes it a criminal offense to possess a firearm in violation of a court order requiring surrender of firearms and ammunition, and designates the offense as qualifying for a rebuttable presumption of dangerousness in bail determinations.AI-generated
Status
Died on the table in the House · March 5, 2026- ✓Introduced
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Analysis
This bill makes it a criminal offense to possess a firearm in violation of a court order requiring the surrender of firearms, and also makes the offense a qualifying offense triggering the presumption that the defendant is dangerous and may be denied bail, if certain other conditions are met.
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 person who possesses a firearm in violation of a court order requiring the immediate surrender of all firearms and ammunition over which he or she controlled, owned, or possessed shall be guilty of class A misdemeanor for a first offense, and guilty of a class B felony for second or subsequent offense.”
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
- Rep. Debra DeSimoneRChair· Children and Family Law
- Rep. Bob LynnRChair· Judiciary
Public testimony
29 signed in online · 8 wrote testimony
31% support69% oppose0% neutral
In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted
“I strongly support HB 1454. Court-ordered firearm surrender exists to prevent imminent harm, and it is meaningless without enforcement.…”
“There was a representation made today b a party who opposed this bill that violations of RSA 173-B restraining orders are not "bailable" i,.e., not eligible for bail. ). Today, the committee was provided with the following documents.…”
“This steps way over the line in presumption of legal "dangerousness" which causes law enforcement to assume clearance to become trigger-happy.”
“Leave federal law to the federal government. There is no reason for NH to assimilate federal laws nor assist in their enforcement.”
“Testimony Against HB 1454: Harmful Implications of Firearm Surrender Policies I oppose HB 1454, which seeks to criminalize the possession of firearms following a court order requiring their surrender.…”
Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.
Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026
Votes
yeanay- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate11–2Overall85% yea
- Mar 5, 2026HouseDivisionLay HB1454 on Table (Rep. Roy)Adopted227–119Overall66% yea
Hearings and debates
- Jan 14, 2026Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety5:02:04–5:17:5115m 47slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
- Mar 5, 2026Floor debateHouse floor1:10:30–1:13:363m 6slocated in the stream transcriptLay HB1454 on Table (Rep. Roy) — adopted, division 227-119
Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.
Legislative history
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 21
- Jan 14, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/14/2026 01:00 pm GP 159
- Feb 18, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2026 01:00 pm GP 159
- Feb 18, 2026HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2026 (Vote 11-2; RC) HC 9 P. 33
- Feb 24, 2026HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
- Mar 5, 2026HouseLay HB1454 on Table (Rep. Roy): MA DV 227-119 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 50
Coverage
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Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.