HB1070 Relative to the involuntary emergency admission process.
Relative to the involuntary emergency admission process.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Municipalities may face indeterminate ambulance transport costs (up to $2,300 per case), with no clarity on cost allocation between towns, individuals, or the state.
Your Community
Ambulance transport with EMT care may improve safety and medical outcomes for individuals in mental health crisis, though it increases demands on emergency medical services.
Your Freedom
The bill does not expand or restrict the authority to take someone into protective custody, but does specify transport method, creating a procedural safeguard without changing the scope of involuntary admission authority.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/11/2026 House Journal 7 P. 46
Sponsor
Dennis Mannion (R)
The Short Version
This bill requires that people taken into police protective custody for psychiatric evaluation be transported by ambulance with emergency medical care, rather than by police vehicles. The cost of ambulance transport—ranging from $414 to over $2,300 per case—may fall on municipalities, but fiscal responsibility is unclear, creating potential budget uncertainty for towns.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Individuals in psychiatric crisis taken into protective custody (receive professional medical transport and care)
- ▲ Emergency medical personnel (protected from safety risks by allowing law enforcement transport in dangerous situations)
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Municipal budgets (potential ambulance transport costs ranging $414–$2,300+ per case with unclear payment responsibility)
- ▼ Potentially individuals or families (if cost allocation includes personal liability)
Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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