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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1238: relative to the penalties for the offense of disobeying an officer.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1238 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on December 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to the penalties for the offense of disobeying an officer. Primary sponsor: Terry Roy (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 47.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terry RoyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 31
Daryl AbbasCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Regina BirdsellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Rick DevoidCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseMerrimack 1
Bill GannonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Richard LascellesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Dennis MannionCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 25
Kathleen PaquetteCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jennifer RhodesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseCheshire 17
Douglas TrottierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseBelknap 8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 47
  2. Ought to Pass: MF DV 155-194 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 47
  3. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
  4. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/13/2026 (Vote 9-4; RC) HC 9 P. 31
  5. Executive Session: 02/13/2026 01:30 pm GP 159
  6. Public Hearing: 01/29/2026 01:30 pm GP 159
  7. Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 11

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source