# New Hampshire HB397: establishing a multi-agency task force chaired by the department of safety.

New Hampshire HB397, establishing a multi-agency task force chaired by the department of safety., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Will Darby (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/22/2025; SJ 14) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB397
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: establishing a multi-agency task force chaired by the department of safety.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
- Sponsor: Will Darby (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Will Darby (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John T MacDonald (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rosemarie Rung (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (9)

- 2025-05-22: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/22/2025; SJ 14 (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 05/22/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 22A (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Hearing: 05/13/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 21 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 7 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/07/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) (House)
- 2025-02-20: Executive Session: 03/07/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-01-16: Public Hearing: 01/24/2025 03:00 pm LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-01-10: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 8 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5911)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5911)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB397-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).