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HB 1441 · 2026 · House · State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee

Commission on state sovereignty issues

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establishing a commission to study the economic, legal, and sociological aspects of New Hampshire exerting its sovereign state rights.

Establishes a commission to study the economic, legal, and sociological aspects of New Hampshire exerting its sovereign state rights.AI-generated

Status

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

Analysis

This bill establishes a statutory commission to study the economic, legal, and sociological aspects of New Hampshire exerting its sovereign state rights.

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

“There is established a commission to study the economic, legal, and sociological aspects of New Hampshire exerting its sovereign state rights.”
From the bill
“Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.”
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“The commission shall study the economic, legal, and sociological aspects of New Hampshire exerting its sovereign state rights.”
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“The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.”
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Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Glenn BaileyRPrime

Public testimony

4 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

75% support25% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“The general idea of examining state's rights degrees of freedom is good, but bill is poorly written. The bill constrains the questions to the authors preference. Many of bill's questions are inane and wholly unlikely. The true questions are circumstantial and situational.…”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes

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
  • Jan 23, 2026HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate13–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Feb 5, 2026HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 23, 2026Public hearingHouse State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs4:28:27–4:38:4410m 17slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Public Hearing; Executive Session
  • Feb 5, 2026Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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 State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs HJ 1 P. 20
  2. Jan 23, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/23/2026 01:00 pm GP 228
  3. Jan 23, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 01/23/2026 01:00 pm GP 228
  4. Jan 23, 2026House: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/23/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 5 P. 17
  5. Feb 5, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 20

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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