New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 15: relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing medical exemptions and penalties for abuse thereof, providing alternative punitive measures for legitimate medical exemptions, and authorizing jury determination of hard labor in qualifying cases.

Passed both chambers Last action February 5, 2026: Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3

Plain-language summary

SB 15 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire Senate on December 19, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing medical exemptions and penalties for abuse thereof, providing alternative punitive measures for legitimate medical exemptions, and authorizing jury determination of hard labor in qualifying cases. Primary sponsor: Bill Gannon (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2026): Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Bill Gannon (Republican). 9 co-sponsors.