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HB 1552 · 2026 · House · Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee

Perjury warning on protective orders

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relative to orders of protection.

Requires the non-adverse party obtaining a temporary or permanent protective order to sign a statement acknowledging that a material false statement made in connection with the order may be grounds for a perjury charge.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 5, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires the non-adverse parties obtaining temporary and permanent protective orders to sign a statement acknowledging their understanding that any material false statement made in connection with the protective order may be grounds for a charge of perjury.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. David LoveRPrime

Public testimony

101 signed in online · 22 wrote testimony

2% support98% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“My name is Rep David Love ,I am the prime sponsor of HB1552 ,and first of all ,let me apologize for forgetting that my bill was being heard today . HB 1552 will curtail protective orders from being weaponised in a court of law and more importantly in family court . Way more…”
— Rep David Love, Derry · Rockingham 13supports
“As a state, we should be eliminating barriers to protection, not increasing them: • Petitions filed through the Judicial Branch already include a section requiring victims to swear that the information they provided is true and accurate.…”
— Jessica Vaughn-Martin, Litchfieldopposes
“There are already requirements for women to swear they are being truthful. Let's not create more barriers for women to seek help”
— Gail Gentes, Hanoveropposes
“As the President of the General Federation of Women's Club - NH representing 800 clubwomen in NH, I am opposed to this bill. GFWC and GFWC - NH has a long history of supporting victims of domestic and sexual abuse.…”
— Denise Raisanen, Exeteropposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-1610:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyGP 159Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 25
  2. Jan 16, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/16/2026 11:30 am GP 159
  3. Feb 18, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2026 11:30 am GP 159
  4. Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2026 (Vote 11-1; CC) HC 9 P. 8
  5. Mar 5, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 9

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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