HB 480 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0779
09/05
HOUSE BILL 480
AN ACT relative to restoration of competency to stand trial for criminal defendants.
SPONSORS: Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Gregg, Hills. 7; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Turer, Rock. 6; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Long, Dist 20
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill directs the committee to study restoration of competency to submit any additional proposals on or before July 1, 2025.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0779
09/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to restoration of competency to stand trial for criminal defendants.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Directive to Study Committee; Recommendations. The committee to study restoration of competency, established in RSA 135:49, shall submit any additional recommendations for legislative proposals, as identified in its November 1, 2024 report, to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, and the governor on or before July 1, 2025.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2025 | 2025-0061h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 29, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 3, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 4, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0061h 02/03/2025 (Vote 10-1; CC)
Feb. 4, 2025: Executive Session: 01/29/2025 11:30 am LOB 206-208
Jan. 15, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/29/2025 11:30 am LOB 206-208
Jan. 13, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3