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HB1142 • 2026

relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.

relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Alexis Simpson (D), Chris Muns (D), Zoe Manos (D), Alissandra Murray (D), David Meuse (D), Matthew Wilhelm (D), Buzz Scherr (D), Linda Harriott-Gathright (D)
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.

relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 H

    Executive Session: 02/11/2026 03:30 pm GP 159

  2. 2026-02-24 H

    Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/11/2026 (Vote 7-6; RC) HC 10 P. 80

  3. 2026-02-24 H

    Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass

  4. 2026-01-21 H

    Public Hearing: 01/28/2026 03:30 pm GP 159

  5. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 8

Official Summary Text

relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1142 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2454
09/06

HOUSE BILL
1142

AN ACT
relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.

SPONSORS: Rep. Simpson, Rock. 33; Rep. A. Murray, Hills. 20; Rep. Scherr, Rock. 26; Rep. Muns, Rock. 29; Rep. Meuse, Rock. 37; Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills. 10; Rep. Manos, Rock. 12; Rep. Wilhelm, Hills. 21

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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ANALYSIS

This bill establishes requirements for any state, county, or local law enforcement officer that is assisting with federal immigration enforcement pursuant to the federal 287(g) program.

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26-2454
09/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement; Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers. Amend RSA 106-P by inserting after section 1 the following new section:
106-P:2 Requirement for Law Enforcement Officers.
I. Any state, county, or local law enforcement officer that is participating in the federal 287(g) program as outlined in RSA 106-P:1 shall be required to identify themselves by name, badge number, and agency and shall state that they are operating under the authority of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement while they are operating under the authority of the 287(g) agreement.
II. Any state, county, or local law enforcement officer that is participating in the federal 287(g) program as outlined in RSA 106-P:1 shall remain unmasked while they are operating under the authority of the 287(g) agreement.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.