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SB620 Relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated.

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Relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated.

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

No direct financial impact on most residents; increases penalties on DWI offenders.

8
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Your Community

Stronger DWI enforcement protects NH roads and reduces alcohol-related crashes, injuries, and deaths.

4
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Your Freedom

Increases government enforcement power around DWI testing, though targeting a serious public safety threat.

Status

Signed by the Governor on 04/20/2026; Chapter 26; Effective 01/01/2027

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

William Gannon (R)

The Short Version

Strengthens penalties for refusing breath/blood testing and for aggravated DWI. Passed committee 12-0, addressing loopholes that allow impaired drivers to avoid accountability.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ All road users
  • ▲ Families of DWI crash victims
  • ▲ Law enforcement

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ DWI offenders who refuse testing

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 ( 125 for , 72 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 134 for , 22 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 2026-04-09
Passed

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

125R + 134D
Voted to Pass (259)
72R + 22D
Voted Against (94)
27
Absent
13
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (259)

Republicans (125)
Democrats (134)

Voted Nay (94)

Republicans (72)
Democrats (22)
Absent (27)

Alice Wade (D) , Allison Knab (D) , Amy Malone (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Dale Girard (D) , Donald Selby (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Gregory Sargent (D) , Heath Howard (D) , Jean Jeudy (D) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Leavitt (R) , Lee Ann Kluger (D) , Linda Haskins (D) , Lisa Post (R) , Mark Warden (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Ned Raynolds (D) , Paige Beauchemin (D) , Peter Leishman (D) , Phyllis Katsakiores (R) , Scott Bryer (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Thomas Oppel (D) , Tracy Bricchi (D)

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