HB1067 Relative to the mental health courts.
Relative to the mental health courts.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Mental health courts save taxpayer money by reducing incarceration costs and emergency room visits through treatment-based approaches.
Your Community
Strengthening mental health courts helps communities address the intersection of mental illness and the justice system more effectively.
Your Freedom
Provides treatment alternatives to incarceration for people with mental illness, offering a more humane and effective approach.
Status
Remove from Table (Rep. Newell): Motion Failed DV 145-179 03/11/2026
Sponsor
Mark Pearson (R)
The Short Version
Would make changes to NH's mental health courts, which divert people with mental illness from jail into treatment programs. Mental health courts have been shown to reduce recidivism and connect people to services they need.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ People with mental illness in the justice system
- ▲ Families affected by mental illness
- ▲ Taxpayers
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Those who prefer traditional incarceration approaches
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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