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HB1172 • 2026

relative to confidentiality protections for national guard sexual assault prevention and response personnel.

relative to confidentiality protections for national guard sexual assault prevention and response personnel.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Michael Moffett (R), Terry Roy (R), Timothy Lang (R), James Creighton (R), Christine Seibert (D), Howard Pearl (r), Lily Foss (D), Regina Birdsell (R), Victoria Sullivan (R), Jennifer Mandelbaum (D)
Last action
2026-06-01
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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relative to confidentiality protections for national guard sexual assault prevention and response personnel.

relative to confidentiality protections for national guard sexual assault prevention and response personnel.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to confidentiality protections for national guard sexual assault prevention and response personnel.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-01 H

    Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/28/2026; Chapter 90; eff. 07/21/2026

  2. 2026-05-18 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13

  3. 2026-05-18 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  4. 2026-04-03 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8

  5. 2026-04-01 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/09/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13

  6. 2026-02-24 S

    Hearing: 03/03/2026, Room 100, SH, 02:05 pm; SC 8

  7. 2026-02-09 S

    Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 4

  8. 2026-02-05 H

    Ought to Pass : MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 20

  9. 2026-01-22 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/16/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 5 P. 17

  10. 2026-01-08 H

    Public Hearing: 01/16/2026 10:00 am GP 228

  11. 2026-01-08 H

    Executive Session: 01/16/2026 02:00 pm GP 228

  12. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs HJ 1 P. 9

Official Summary Text

relative to confidentiality protections for national guard sexual assault prevention and response personnel.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 90
HB 1172 - FINAL VERSION

2026 SESSION
26-2469
06/05

HOUSE BILL
1172

AN ACT
relative to confidentiality protections for national guard sexual assault prevention and response personnel.

SPONSORS: Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Creighton, Hills. 30; Rep. Foss, Hills. 41; Rep. Mandelbaum, Rock. 21; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Seibert, Hills. 21; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

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ANALYSIS

This bill expands the definition of sexual assault counselor under state law to include military and civilian sexual assault prevention and response personnel, thereby extending to them the confidentiality protections of the military rules of evidence.

This bill is a request of the department of military affairs and veteran services.

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26-2469
06/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to confidentiality protections for national guard sexual assault prevention and response personnel.

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

90:1 Definitions; Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors. Amend RSA 173-C:1, V to read as follows:
V. "Sexual assault counselor" means
:
(a)
Any person who is employed or appointed or who volunteers in a rape crisis center who renders support, counseling, or assistance to victims of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault, who has satisfactorily completed 30 hours of training in a bona fide program which has been developed by a rape crisis center as defined in RSA 173-C:1, IV[
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; or

(b) Sexual assault prevention response (SAPR) military and civilian personnel, including, but not limited to, the principal sexual assault response coordinator, sexual assault response coordinators, and victim advocates, who render or have rendered support, or assistance to victims of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault, and are certified by the department of defense sexual assault advocate certification program or who were certified by the department of defense sexual assault advocate certification program at the time of the support or assistance.

90:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.

Approved: May 28, 2026
Effective Date: July 01, 2026