HB1605 Establishing a state office for intelligence and counterintelligence within the executive branch.
Establishing a state office for intelligence and counterintelligence within the executive branch.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Harmful
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Would have created a costly new government agency that duplicates existing federal intelligence capabilities.
Your Community
A state intelligence agency would be unprecedented and raise serious concerns about government surveillance of residents without the oversight mechanisms that exist at the federal level.
Your Freedom
A state-level spy agency operating within the executive branch poses serious threats to civil liberties, privacy, and political freedom.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/12/2026 House Journal 4 P. 5
Sponsor
Mike Belcher (R)
The Short Version
Would have created a state-level intelligence and counterintelligence office within the executive branch. Killed via Inexpedient to Legislate. State-level spy agencies raise serious civil liberties concerns and duplicate federal functions.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Those concerned about state-level security threats
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ All NH residents subject to potential surveillance
- ▼ Taxpayers funding a new government agency
- ▼ Civil liberties in New Hampshire
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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