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HB1130 Relative to judicial performance evaluations.

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Relative to judicial performance evaluations.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

Minor administrative costs to implement evaluations, but better judicial performance could improve court efficiency.

7
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Your Community

Judicial accountability is important for public trust. Performance evaluations help identify problems and ensure judges meet professional standards.

7
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Your Freedom

Greater accountability for judges who make critical decisions about people's lives, property, and liberty strengthens the justice system.

Status

Sen. Gannon Refused to Accede to House Request for Committee of Conference, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 05/07/2026; Senate Journal 11

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Bob Lynn (R)

The Short Version

Establishes a system for evaluating judicial performance, giving the public and policymakers better information about how NH judges are performing. Passed the House 192-151 and is advancing through the Senate.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ NH residents who interact with the court system
  • ▲ The public seeking judicial accountability

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Judges who may resist external evaluation

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 184 for , 2 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 8 for , 149 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-02-19
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

184R + 8D
Voted to Pass (192)
2R + 149D
Voted Against (151)
33
Absent
17
Not voting
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Voted Yea (192)

Republicans (184)
Democrats (8)

Voted Nay (151)

Republicans (2)
Democrats (149)
Absent (33)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Andrew Prout (R) , Anita Burroughs (D) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Beth Richards (D) , Brian Cole (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathryn Harvey (D) , Charles McMahon (R) , Claudine Burnham (R) , Eleana Colby (D) , Ellen Read (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Jack Flanagan (R) , James Tierney (R) , Jay Markell (R) , John Hunt (R) , John Leavitt (R) , John Suiter (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Kristina Schultz (D) , Laurel Stavis (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Belcher (R) , Myles England (D) , Richard Brown (R) , Samantha Jacobs (D) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Tim Mannion (R) , Timothy Soucy (D) , Wayne Pearson (D)

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