HB 1366 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

relative to military orders of protection.

HB 1366 requires law enforcement officers to notify military agencies when they have probable cause to believe a service member violated a military protection order. This directly affects active-duty military members (including National Guard personnel) and the law enforcement agencies handling such cases. The key provision mandates that officers must inform the military agency that entered the protection order into the federal database if a service member is suspected of violating it. The bill amends two state statutes to establish this notification requirement, ensuring military and civilian authorities coordinate on protection order enforcement. It takes effect 180 days after passage with no estimated state or local cost impact.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Dec 2, 2025 Signed May 28, 2026
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Version adopted by both bodies CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 3 edits
MINOR
The changes between the adopted version and the final chaptered version are entirely procedural and formatting-related. The bill was assigned Chapter 85, section numbers were updated to reflect the chapter (e.g., 85:1, 85:2, 85:3), the fiscal note was removed (as is standard for enacted law), and approval/effective dates were added. No substantive policy changes were made.
TECHNICAL

Section numbers changed from generic (1, 2, 3) to chapter-specific numbering (85:1, 85:2, 85:3) as part of the standard chaptering process.

The entire fiscal note section (including estimated state and political subdivision impacts, methodology, and agencies contacted) was removed, which is standard when a bill becomes enacted law.

TIMELINE

Approval date (May 22, 2026) and effective date (November 18, 2026) were added at the end of the document, consistent with the 180-day effective period specified in the bill itself.

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Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 28, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/22/2026; Chapter 85; eff. 11/18/2026
lower
Apr 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/09/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 6
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0688h: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 8
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2026-0688h: AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 8
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0688h 02/13/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 9 P. 7
lower
Dec 2, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 17
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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