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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 697: relative to witness fees in criminal cases.

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 697 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to witness fees in criminal cases. Primary sponsor: Kelley Potenza (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1.

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): Democratic 2 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kelley PotenzaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseStrafford 19
Mike DragoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 4
Katelyn KuttabCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 17
Melissa LitchfieldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 32
Jodi NewellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseCheshire 4
Paul TerryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseBelknap 7
Jonah WheelerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseHillsborough 33

“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. Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1
  2. Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 01/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 46
  3. Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11
  4. Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/01/2025, Vote 4-0, CC SC 19
  5. Hearing: 04/03/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 15
  6. Hearing: 03/18/2025, Room 100, SH, 02:15 pm; SC 13
  7. Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7
  8. Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 12
  9. Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/03/2025 (Vote 11-1; CC) HC 11 P. 7
  10. Executive Session: 02/03/2025 11:15 am LOB 206-208
  11. Public Hearing: 02/03/2025 11:15 am LOB 206-208
  12. Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3 P. 23

Sources

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