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HB1422 Relative to the time to petition for a new trial.

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Relative to the time to petition for a new trial.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
💰

Your Wallet

No direct financial impact on residents.

6
🏘️

Your Community

Adjusting retrial timelines could improve justice outcomes by ensuring adequate time for new evidence.

7
⚖️

Your Freedom

Potentially expands access to justice for those seeking to correct wrongful convictions or trial errors.

Status

Enacted in accordance with Article 44 PartII of the N.H. Constitution without the signature of the governor. Chapter 342;eff. 01/01/2027

Voted Yes

10 R + 8 D

Voted No

6 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Tom Mannion (R)

The Short Version

Modifies the time limits for petitioning for a new trial in NH courts. This procedural change could affect defendants' ability to seek retrials based on new evidence or legal errors.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Defendants seeking retrials
  • ▲ Wrongfully convicted individuals

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Court system handling additional petitions

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

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 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 171 for , 6 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 143 for , 1 against ) .

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

Veto Override 2026-08-19
Passed

YES = Override the veto (keep the bill alive). NO = Let the veto stand (kill the bill).

171R + 143D
Voted to Override (314)
6R + 1D
Voted to Sustain Veto (7)
26
Absent
37
Not voting
Show all 384 individual votes

Voted Yea (314)

Republicans (171)
Democrats (143)
Absent (26)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Darrell Louis (R) , Debra DeSimone (R) , Ellen Read (D) , Ellen Rockmore (D) , Gary Daniels (R) , Jim Kofalt (R) , John Potucek (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Karen Ebel (D) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Kristin Noble (R) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Linda Harriott-Gathright (D) , Loren Selig (D) , Marjorie Smith (D) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Mike Ouellet (R) , Paul Berch (D) , Ron Dunn (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Vanessa Sheehan (R) , Walter Spilsbury (R)

VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required 2026-08-19
Passed

YES = Yes. NO = No.

10R + 8D
Voted Yea (18)
6R
Voted Nay (6)
0
Absent
0
Not voting
Show all 24 individual votes
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Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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