# New Hampshire HJR1: affirming the natural right of persons and affirming that the state and federal government are established for the purpose of upholding, protecting, and securing these rights.

New Hampshire HJR1, affirming the natural right of persons and affirming that the state and federal government are established for the purpose of upholding, protecting, and securing these rights., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike S Belcher (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-12-18 (Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HJR1-2025-2026
- 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 HJR1
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: affirming the natural right of persons and affirming that the state and federal government are established for the purpose of upholding, protecting, and securing these rights.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-23
- Last action: 2025-12-18, Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18
- Sponsor: Mike S Belcher (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- 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: Mike S Belcher (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul A Terry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shane A Sirois (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-12-18: Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Lay HJR1 on Table (Rep. Seibert): MA DV 182-160 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 94 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-02-11: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/07/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 17 P. 45 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Executive Session: 02/07/2025 01:30 pm LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Public Hearing: 01/31/2025 01:00 pm LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2024-12-23: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs HJ 2 P. 17 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-12-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=3338)

## 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=3338)

## 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-HJR1-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).