Revision: Dec. 1, 2025, 9:56 a.m.
HB 1240-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-3096
09/08
HOUSE BILL 1240-FN
AN ACT relative to the apparent use of a deadly weapon during the offense of criminal threatening.
SPONSORS: Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Devoid, Merr. 1; Rep. Lascelles, Hills. 14; Rep. D. Mannion, Rock. 25; Rep. Paquette, Hills. 25; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes it a class B felony to violate certain provisions of the criminal threatening statute while using what reasonably appears to the victim to be a deadly weapon.
This bill is a request of the county attorneys.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-3096
09/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to the apparent use of a deadly weapon during the offense of criminal threatening.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Criminal Threatening. Amend RSA 631:4, II(a)(2) to read as follows:
(2) Uses a deadly weapon as defined in RSA 625:11, V, or uses what reasonably appeared to the victim to be a deadly? weapon as defined in RSA 625:11, V,? in the violation of the provisions of subparagraph I(a), I(b), I(c), or I(d).
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
26-3096
10/29/25
HB 1240-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to the apparent use of a deadly weapon during the offense of criminal threatening.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | FY 2029 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund | None | |||||
Expenditures* | Indeterminable | |||||
Funding Source | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||||
| FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | FY 2029 | ||
County Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
County Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association