Bill Text - HB1236 (2026)

(New Title) relative to the use of body-worn cameras in county departments of corrections.


Revision: July 8, 2026, 3:43 p.m.

CHAPTER 219

HB 1236-FN - FINAL VERSION

 

05/07/2026   1768s

2026 SESSION

26-3039

09/06

 

HOUSE BILL 1236-FN

 

AN ACT relative to the use of body-worn cameras in county departments of corrections.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Scherr, Rock. 26

 

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill authorizes a county department of corrections to utilize body-worn cameras in carrying out its functions both within and outside a correctional facility.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05/07/2026   1768s 26-3039

09/06

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

 

AN ACT relative to the use of body-worn cameras in county departments of corrections.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

219:1  New Paragraph; County Department of Corrections; Body-worn Cameras.  Amend RSA 30-B:1 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:  

IV.  A county is authorized to utilize body-worn cameras pursuant to RSA 105-D in carrying out its functions both within and outside a correctional facility.  

219:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

 

Approved: July 02, 2026

Effective Date: January 01, 2027