HB1413 Reinstituting the death penalty in cases of capital murder.
Reinstituting the death penalty in cases of capital murder.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Harmful
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Death penalty cases cost taxpayers significantly more than life imprisonment due to mandatory appeals and specialized proceedings.
Your Community
The death penalty does not deter crime, risks executing innocent people, and disproportionately impacts marginalized communities.
Your Freedom
The irreversible state power to execute citizens represents the ultimate restriction of freedom, especially given documented wrongful convictions.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/19/2026 House Journal 5 P. 8
Sponsor
Douglas Trottier (R)
The Short Version
Would reinstate the death penalty in New Hampshire, which abolished it in 2019 through a bipartisan veto override. The bill was killed. The death penalty is irreversible, disproportionately affects minorities, and costs more than life imprisonment.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Death penalty advocates seeking retributive justice
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Taxpayers funding expensive death penalty litigation
- ▼ Wrongly accused individuals
- ▼ Communities of color disproportionately affected
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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