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HB 1634 · 2026 · House · Judiciary Committee

State remedies for federal employee violations

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establishing state court remedies for violations of state and federal law by federal employees.

Authorizes a state court action against federal employees who violate state or federal law.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 authorizes a state action against federal employees who violate state or federal law.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Ellen ReadDPrimeDeputy Ranking Member· Housing
  • Rep. Tom MannionRAssistant Majority Whip

Also: Rep. Jonah WheelerD, Rep. Daniel Popovici-MullerR, Rep. Aidan AnkarbergI, Rep. Calvin BeaulierR

Public testimony

105 signed in online · 5 wrote testimony

98% support2% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Working for federal agencies shouldn’t exclude the state from taking action against wrong and illegal behavior. Ordinarily the federal justice system would oversee, but apparently we have need to bring that back to the states.”
— Arwen Mellor, Rindgesupports
“I support this bill that would establish state court remedies for violations of state and federal law by federal employees. This bill has bipartisan support already.”
— Nancy Miles, Hanoversupports
“I strongly urge you to support HB1634. Federal employees must be held accountable for their actions in New Hampshire. The actions of federal Department of Homeland Security and ICE agents in other states demonstrate the necessity of this law.…”
— Lynn Lippitt, MILFORDsupports

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-02-0910:00 amHouse JudiciaryGP 158Public hearing
  • 2026-02-1310:00 amHouse JudiciaryGP 158Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 29
  2. Feb 9, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 02/09/2026 10:30 am GP 158
  3. Feb 13, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/13/2026 10:00 am GP 158
  4. Feb 13, 2026HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/13/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 9 P. 19
  5. Mar 5, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 25

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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