CHAPTER 147
SB 315-FN-LOCAL - FINAL VERSION
03/21/2024 0990s
2024 SESSION
24-2927
10/05
SENATE BILL 315-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to law enforcement agency reporting on information concerning bias crimes.
SPONSORS: Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. Simpson, Rock. 33; Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills. 10
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires a law enforcement agency operating within New Hampshire to report information concerning hate crimes to the department of safety, and requires the department of safety to publish the statistical information on its website.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/21/2024 0990s 24-2927
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to law enforcement agency reporting on information concerning bias crimes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
147:1 New Paragraph; State Police; Crime Reporting System; Bias Crimes. Amend RSA 106-B:14-c by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. Law enforcement agencies operating within New Hampshire shall submit crime reports related to hate crimes to the department of safety, division of state police, no fewer than every 6 months. The report shall be a compilation of the number of offenses and arrests on hate crimes occurring within their own jurisdictions, submitted in the manner and in the form specified by the department of safety, division of state police. The department of safety shall make available on its website statistical reports concerning hate crimes, containing the number and nature of criminal offenses, arrests, and clearances, and any other data determined to be appropriate relating to the method, frequency, cause, and prevention of crime. The department of safety shall update the statistical data on its website no fewer than every 45 days. For purposes of this paragraph, "hate crime" includes any offense where the officer develops reasonable suspicion to believe that the crime was motivated in any part by hate or bias toward race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability, or any other protected characteristics identified in either RSA 354-B:1 or RSA 651:6, I(f).
147:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 03, 2024
Effective Date: September 01, 2024
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 6, 2024 | 2024-0990s |
| April 25, 2024 | 2024-1647h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 21, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 17, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| April 19, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| April 19, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| April 24, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| May 1, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| May 1, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| May 8, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| May 15, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| May 15, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
July 10, 2024: Signed by the Governor on 07/03/2024; Chapter 0147; Effective 09/01/2024
June 24, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
June 25, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16
June 24, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 17
June 25, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 45
May 23, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 7
May 15, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/15/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 20 P. 8
May 9, 2024: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 05/15/2024 10:00 am LOB 202-204
May 1, 2024: ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 05/08/2024 10:30 am LOB 202-204
May 1, 2024: Full Committee Work Session: 05/08/2024 10:00 am LOB 202-204
April 25, 2024: ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 05/01/2024 01:00 pm LOB 202-204
April 25, 2024: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2024-1647h: 05/01/2024 10:00 am LOB 202-204
April 16, 2024: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/24/2024 11:00 am LOB 202-204
April 11, 2024: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/19/2024 01:00 pm LOB 202-204
April 10, 2024: Executive Session: 04/19/2024 09:30 am LOB 202-204
April 10, 2024: Public Hearing: 04/17/2024 09:30 am LOB 202-204
April 2, 2024: Introduced (in recess of) 03/28/2024 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 10 P. 227
March 21, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0990s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/21/2024; SJ 7
March 21, 2024: Committee Amendment # 2024-0990s, AA, VV; 03/21/2024; SJ 7
March 12, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-0990s, 03/21/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
Jan. 24, 2024: Hearing: 01/31/2024, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 5
Dec. 8, 2023: To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1