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HB1387 Repealing limiting liability for certain design features of firearms.

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Repealing limiting liability for certain design features of firearms.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
💰

Your Wallet

No direct financial impact on most residents; could increase costs for firearms manufacturers.

6
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Your Community

Allowing design liability lawsuits could incentivize safer gun designs and provide recourse for victims of gun violence.

5
⚖️

Your Freedom

Balances gun owners' access to firearms against victims' ability to seek legal accountability for dangerous designs.

Status

Lay HB1387 on Table (Rep. Roy): Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 189-159 03/05/2026 House Journal 6 P. 48

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Loren Selig (D)

The Short Version

Would repeal liability protections for firearms manufacturers related to design features of their products, potentially allowing lawsuits over gun design choices. The bill was tabled 189-159, effectively shelving it.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Gun violence prevention advocates
  • ▲ Victims of gun violence seeking legal recourse

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Firearms manufacturers
  • ▼ Gun rights advocates
  • ▼ Gun owners facing potential price increases

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 opposed it ( 1 for , 187 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 158 for , 2 against ) .

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

Table 2026-03-05
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

187R + 2D
Voted to Kill the Bill (189)
1R + 158D
Voted to Keep It Alive (159)
27
Absent
17
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (189)

Republicans (187)
Democrats (2)

Voted Nay (159)

Republicans (1)
Democrats (158)
Absent (27)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , David Nagel (R) , Ellen Read (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , James Tierney (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Kathleen Paquette (R) , Katy Peternel (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Linda Franz (R) , Lorie Ball (R) , Matt Drew (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

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Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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