# New Hampshire HB602: requiring certain offenders to participate in a victim impact program. New Hampshire HB602, requiring certain offenders to participate in a victim impact program., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nancy A Murphy (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/02/2025; Chapter 71; eff. 01/01/2026) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB602-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New Hampshire HB602 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: requiring certain offenders to participate in a victim impact program. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/02/2025; Chapter 71; eff. 01/01/2026 - Sponsor: Nancy A Murphy (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Required online program for impaired-driving offenders: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, New Hampshire requires an online victim impact program under specified impaired-driving sentencing rules. This also covers people pleading guilty to reckless or negligent driving after an impaired-driving charge. Participants pay the program fee when the court finds they… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nancy A Murphy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David James Meuse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Denise Ricciardi (Republican), Senate ## Actions (15) - 2025-06-06: Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/02/2025; Chapter 71; eff. 01/01/2026 (House) - 2025-05-23: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 51 (House) - 2025-05-23: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/22/2025); SJ 15 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/01/2025; SJ 11 (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/01/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Hearing: 04/17/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 17 (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 10 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1096h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 13 (House) - 2025-03-26: Amendment # 2025-1096h: AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 13 (House) - 2025-03-19: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1096h 03/19/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 17 P. 10 (House) - 2025-03-10: Executive Session: 03/19/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204 (House) - 2025-03-06: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/14/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204 (House) - 2025-02-07: Public Hearing: 02/12/2025 10:45 am LOB 202-204 (House) - 2025-01-29: ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 02/06/2025 10:45 am LOB 202-204 (House) - 2025-01-16: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 18 (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-05-23: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=873&inflession=2025) - Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6740) - CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15831) - Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13524) ## 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. 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(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 - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=873&inflession=2025) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6740) - [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15831) - [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13524) ## 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) - [New Hampshire bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire/bills) - [New Hampshire state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB602-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).