CHAPTER 149
SB 58-FN - FINAL VERSION
03/06/2025 0377s
8May2025... 1722h
2025 SESSION
25-1017
09/11
SENATE BILL 58-FN
SPONSORS: Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Reardon, Dist 15; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Seaworth, Merr. 12; Rep. Wood, Merr. 13; Rep. Aures, Merr. 13
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill broadens criminal venue to allow for prosecution of the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting in the jurisdiction where either the death occurred or where the manufacturing, selling, or dispensing took place.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/06/2025 0377s
8May2025... 1722h 25-1017
09/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
149:1 New Paragraph; Distribution of a Controlled Drug with Death Resulting; Venue. Amend RSA 318-B:26 by inserting after paragraph IX-a the following new paragraph:
IX-b. A prosecution for an offense under paragraph IX of this section may be commenced in the jurisdiction where either the death occurred or the manufacturing, selling, or dispensing took place.
149:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 01, 2025
Effective Date: July 01, 2025
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 12, 2025 | 2025-0377s |
| April 30, 2025 | 2025-1722h |
| April 30, 2025 | 2025-1721h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 25, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| April 25, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
July 3, 2025: Signed by the Governor on 07/01/2025; Chapter 0149; Effective 07/01/2025
June 24, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17
June 24, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17
June 25, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17
May 15, 2025: Sen. Gannon Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
May 8, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1722h: MA DV 212-150 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 15
May 8, 2025: Amendment # 2025-1721h: AF DV 164-198 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 15
May 8, 2025: Amendment # 2025-1722h: AA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 15
April 30, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1721h (NT)
April 30, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1722h 04/23/2025 (Vote 10-6; RC) HC 23 P. 11
April 15, 2025: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
April 30, 2025: Executive Session: 04/23/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
April 15, 2025: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
April 15, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/23/2025 10:30 am LOB 202-204
April 14, 2025: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 04/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
April 14, 2025: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/23/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 11 P. 110
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0377s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
March 6, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-0377s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
Feb. 12, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0377s, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
Jan. 29, 2025: Hearing: 02/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 8
Jan. 14, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3
Jan. 14, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3
Jan. 14, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3