NH House Testimony

HB1801

House · 2026 sessionBipartisanKilled in House

Police accountability and forfeiture reforms

AI

Establishes special provisions for wrongful detention claims, modifies drug forfeiture procedures, adds law enforcement certification requirements, and makes it a violation-level offense for an officer to knowingly submit false information in a written report.

relative to causes of action for wrongful detention, drug forfeiture proceedings, the regulation of law enforcement officers, and the offense of unsworn falsification.

PoliceCivil ActionsCrimes, Crim.Proc. & Corr.

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 5, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Division of testimony

16 submissions
Support 15Oppose 1Neutral 0
Peter RondeauSupportBrookline, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

I support HB 1801 because it makes straightforward, common-sense corrections to current law. The bill restores due process in wrongful detention and forfeiture cases, protects innocent property owners, and adds accountability where officers knowingly provide false written information. I urge the committee to support HB 1801.

Arwen MellorSupportRindge, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

If someone was fired from law enforcement FOR CAUSE that really dos call into question their ability to uphold the law in future. And yeah falsifying reports should be recognized as an issue.

Tami Lanzillo ZeimetzSupportGilford, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

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Pamela HardersSupportManchester, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

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Charles ReynoldsOpposeDover, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

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Timothy FinneySupportBridgewater, NHfor Myselfflagged non-germaneFeb 9, 2026

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Curtis HowlandSupportManchester, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

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Katie McLaughlinSupportWeare, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

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Jessica ThagardSupportExeter, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

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Emily CastineSupportAllenstown, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

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Angelique HallSupportBristol, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

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Margaret KonzeSupportPembroke, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

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John PollockSupportBaltimore, MDfor National Coalition for a Civil Right to CounselFeb 9, 2026

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Patricia PiscettaSupportBelmont, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

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Cindy DealSupportNew Hampton, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

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Daniel RichardsonSupportNashua, NHfor MyselfFeb 9, 2026

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