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New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 611: relative to repayment regarding appointed counsel for indigent criminal defendants.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 611 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to repayment regarding appointed counsel for indigent criminal defendants. Primary sponsor: Buzz Scherr (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 5, 2025): Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 10/30/2025 (Vote 25-0; CC).

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Buzz ScherrPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseRockingham 26
Paul BerchCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseCheshire 6
Donovan FentonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Dan InnisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Terry W RoyCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Marjorie SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseStrafford 10
Eric TurerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseRockingham 6

“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. Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 10/30/2025 (Vote 25-0; CC)
  2. Executive Session: 10/30/2025 10:00 am GP 230
  3. Division I Work Session: 10/02/2025 01:00 pm GP 230
  4. Retained in Committee
  5. Executive Session: 04/01/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
  6. Division I Work Session: 03/24/2025 09:00 am LOB 212
  7. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0638h: MA DV 199-163 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 81
  8. Amendment # 2025-0611h: AF DV 165-196 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 81
  9. Amendment # 2025-0638h (NT): AA DV 197-163 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 80
  10. Referred to Finance 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 81
  11. Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0611h
  12. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0638h (NT) 03/03/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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