relative to military orders of protection.

CHAPTER 85
HB 1366-FN - FINAL VERSION

5Mar2026... 0688h
2026 SESSION
26-3106
12/06

HOUSE BILL
1366-FN

AN ACT
relative to military orders of protection.

SPONSORS: Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Devoid, Merr. 1; Rep. Paquette, Hills. 25; Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Carson, Dist 14

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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ANALYSIS

This bill requires law enforcement and peace officers to notify certain military agencies where said officer has probable cause to believe a member of the armed forces or national guard is in violation of a military protection order.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5Mar2026... 0688h 26-3106
12/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to military orders of protection.

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

85:1 New Paragraph; Notification; Domestic Violence Protective Orders; Military Protective Orders; Violations. Amend RSA 173-B:8 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. If a law enforcement officer or peace officer has probable cause to believe a member of the armed forces is in violation of a military protection order, as defined in RSA 173-B:1, entered into the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Crime Information Center database, the law enforcement officer shall notify the law enforcement agency that entered the military protection order into the database that the service member may have violated the military protection order.

85:2 Military Protective Orders; Violation; Notification. Amend RSA 110-B:19-a to read as follows:
110-B:19-a National Guard and Staff Judge Advocate; Access to Criminal History Records.

I.
The New Hampshire [
Air National Guard
]
air national guard
, New Hampshire [
Army National Guard
]
army national guard
, and 157 Air Refueling Wing Offices of the Staff Judge Advocate shall be granted access to all confidential criminal history records, criminal investigation documentation, and public court records of New Hampshire [
National Guard
]
national guard
employees and service members for the purpose of carrying out the office's responsibilities and the respective attorneys' duties under state, federal, and military law and regulations.

II. If a law enforcement officer or peace officer has probable cause to believe a member of the New Hampshire air national guard or New Hampshire army national guard is in violation of a military protection order, the law enforcement officer or peace officer shall notify the office of the New Hampshire national guard general counsel or their designee that the service member may have violated the military protective order.

85:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 180 days after passage.

Approved: May 22, 2026
Effective Date: November 18, 2026