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SB623 • 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
Debra Altschiller (D), Cindy Rosenwald (D), David Meuse (D)
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
SENATE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 S

    Special Order to the end of the calendar, Without Objection, MA; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

  2. 2026-03-05 S

    Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

  3. 2026-02-19 S

    Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 02/19/2026; SJ 4

  4. 2026-02-19 S

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/05/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 8

  5. 2026-02-10 S

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/19/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 6

  6. 2026-01-21 S

    Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 3

  7. 2025-11-25 S

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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SB 623-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2205
09/05

SENATE BILL
623-FN

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

SPONSORS: Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Rep. Meuse, Rock. 37

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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ANALYSIS

This bill establishes requirements for law enforcement officers assisting the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement pursuant to the federal 287(g) program.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2205
09/05

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 Short Title. This act may be known as and cited to as the "Granite State No Anonymity in Immigration Enforcement Act".

2 New Section; Participation in Federal Immigration Officers; 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 or local law enforcement officer who is assisting the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement pursuant to the federal 287(g) program as outlined in RSA 106-P:1 shall be required to adhere to all of the following while performing duties pursuant to a 287(g) program:
(a) Each officer shall clearly display either their name or their badge number.
(b) No officer shall wear any facial covering or mask.
(c) No officer shall disable or disengage their body-worn camera.
II. State and local law enforcement agencies shall develop disciplinary measures for officers who do not comply with paragraph I.
III. All complaints alleging violation of this section shall be forwarded to the department of justice's civil rights unit for investigation.

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

LBA
26-2205
11/18/25

SB 623-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED

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

FISCAL IMPACT:

Estimated State Impact

FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
FY 2029

Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0

Revenue Fund(s)
None

Expenditures*
$0
Indeterminable

Funding Source(s)
General Fund

Appropriations*
$0
$0
$0
$0

Funding Source(s)
None

*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill

METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires any state or local law enforcement officers assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel to display their name or badge number and prohibits those officers from wearing masks and disabling their body-worn camera and to develop disciplinary procedures for officers that fail to comply. It also requires that all complaints be forwarded to the Department’s Civil Rights Unit for investigation. This could result in an increase in demand on the Department of Justice Civil Rights Unit for investigative and attorney resources. Although the Department cannot predict how many such complaints this bill may create, the Department states that any increase beyond 3 to 5 additional complaints per year is going to require an additional investigator and attorney for the Civil Rights Unit. If the number of complaints exceeds 40, then the Civil Rights Unit may need even more additional staff. The Department did not provide specific cost estimates, but states it could be in the $100,000 to $500,000 range, per year.

The Department of Safety states this bill is consistent with current policy requirements of the Division of State Police. Therefore, this bill is not expected to have any impact on the Department. It is assumed any impact to comply with this bill for local and county law enforcement agencies would be negligible and costs, if any, would be absorbed within normal operating budgets.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Justice and Department of Safety