When was New Hampshire House Bill HB 1609 introduced?

HB 1609 was introduced on Jan 07, 2026.

What's the current status of New Hampshire House Bill HB 1609?

The latest action on HB 1609 by the House was: Public Hearing: 01/15/2026 01:30 pm GP 231 on Jan 15, 2026.

Who introduced New Hampshire House Bill HB 1609?

HB 1609 was introduced by David James Meuse.

Bill tracking in New Hampshire - HB 1609 (2026 legislative session)

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HB 1609

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Title: limiting the use of state, county, and municipal funds and property for construction and operation of certain immigrant detention facilities.

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House • Jan 15, 2026: Public Hearing: 01/15/2026 01:30 pm GP 231

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David James Meuse
primary
(D - Rockingham 37)
Luz Bay
cosponsor
(D - Strafford 21)
Nicholas A Germana
cosponsor
(D - Cheshire 15)
Alissandra Murray
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Scherr
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Seibert
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Perkins Kwoka
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Jan 15, 2026 | House
- Public Hearing: 01/15/2026 01:30 pm GP 231
Jan 07, 2026 | House
- Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration

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Remote Testimony by Capron, Alexander (NEWMARKET, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationPDF
Remote Testimony by Floyd, Judy (Plymouth, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationPDF
Remote Testimony by Abel, Amee (Keene, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Abood, Candace (Concord, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Adams, Maura (Deerfield, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Adams, Sara (Bennington, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Alexander, Eileen (Bethlehem, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Allen, Mary Grace (Somersworth, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Allen, Sandra (Newmarket, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Allen, Shannon (Atkinson, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by alley, gertrude (Dover, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Almeida, Wendy (Keene, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Amato, Tami (Bow, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Anderson, Andrew (New Hampton, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Anderson, Michelle (Merrimack, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Andrews, Nikki (Wilton, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Andrikowich, Aimee (Weare, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Angela Pitrone, Angela Pitrone (Concord, NH) - Oppose, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Angelini Theroux, Nancy (Windham, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Antilus, Jessalynne (Merrimack, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Aoki, Lisa (Meredith, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Appel, Shayna (Milford, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Archibald, Kathy (Warren, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Argetsinger, Susan (Whitefield, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Arnold, Joshua (Ossipee, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Augun, Audrey (Hollis, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Avery, Shea (Barrington, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Ayer, MJ (Nashua, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by bagley, jenny (manchester, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by bailey, amanda (Exeter, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bailey, Ron (Raymond, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bailey, Susan (Bedford, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Baker, Alan (Columbia, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Baker, Stacey (Hollis, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Baker-Hartwell, Donna (East Andover, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bakos, Jennifer (Portsmouth, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Balch, John (Wilton, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Balch, Nat (Durham, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Ball, David (Epping, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Ballmer, Suzan (North Woodstock, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by balomenos morgan, suzanne (tamworth, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by bannister, Kristen (Manchester, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by barker, margaret (littleton, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Barker, Regina (Cornish, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Barker, Stephen (Springfield, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Barnard, Alisa (Dublin, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Barnes, Barbara (Sanbornton, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Barrett, Rebecca (Salisbury, MA) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Barrie, Charlotte (Merrimack, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Barrie, Lucas (Merrimack, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bartlett, Holly (Dover, NH) - Oppose, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bates, Maura (Enfield, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bauhan, Sarah (Hancock, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bayne-Kim, Lyssa (Durham, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Beaulieu, Rebecca (Dover, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Beebe, Lance (Nashua, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Behrendt, Heidi (Bethlehem, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Belair, Susan (Bow, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bell, Brandon (East Hampstead, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bell, Jessica (Stratham, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bellissimo, Betsy (Meredith, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bemis, Karen (Bristol, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Benedetto, Anthony (Merrimack, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Benes, Ashley (Moultonborough, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by benjamin, luann (merrimack, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by BENNETT, BARBARA (Bow, NH) - Oppose, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bennett, Jacqueline (Windham, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bergeron, Alicia (Newbury, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Berkal, Brenda (Newmarket, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Berube, Jude (Derry, NH) - Oppose, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bettencourt, Arthur (Dover, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bettencourt, Joy (Dover, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bettencourt, Lauren (Durham, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bingham, Emily (Peterborough, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bishop, Lynne (Colebrook, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bjorklund, Abbe (Hanover, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Black, Bill (Hanover, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Blair, Deidre (Gorham, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Blair, Jennifer (Center Barnstead, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Blair, Kathryn (Keene, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Blais, Colleen (Jaffrey, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Blakeney, Linda (Nashua, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Blanchette, Jon (Manchester, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Blanchette, Karen (Walpole, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bliss, Thomas (Merrimack, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Boise, Alex (Merrimack, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Boisvert, Theresa (Merrimack, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bokat stone, Suzanne (Exeter, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bolton, Denise (Plymouth, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Booth, Deborah (Nashua, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Botkin, Cathy (Brookline, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Botst, Lisa (Hinsdale, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bouchard, Susan (Littleton, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bourassa, Cheryl (Concord, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bourque, Matt (Bristol, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bousquet, Joanne (Sanbornton, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bowler, Katie (Merrimack, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Boyle, Joseph (Hillsborough, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Brachvogel, Jacqueline (Derry, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML
Remote Testimony by Bragg, Margaret (Hanover, NH) - Support, House Executive Departments and AdministrationHTML

Sources

https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1638

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