# New Hampshire SB140: establishing a domestic violence fatality review committee.

New Hampshire SB140, establishing a domestic violence fatality review committee., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Regina Birdsell (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-22 (Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0234; Effective 07/15/2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB140-2025-2026
- 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 SB140
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: establishing a domestic violence fatality review committee.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-07-22, Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0234; Effective 07/15/2025
- Sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New reviews of domestic violence deaths: benefit, low. Effective upon passage, the law creates a domestic violence death review committee within New Hampshire’s Department of Justice. The attorney general appoints members from courts, police, health care, victim services, and other fields. Reviews identify barriers to victim safety, assess responses, a…
- Protected death reviews with disclosure penalties: mixed, low. The attorney general’s victim assistance office supports reviews and can request, inspect, and copy relevant records. After a committee recommendation, the attorney general can compel witnesses and records, with superior court enforcement. Review records and discussions are confidential, exempt fro…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate

## Actions (16)

- 2025-07-22: Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0234; Effective 07/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-06-30: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 58 (House)
- 2025-06-30: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2721e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/12/2025); SJ 17 (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2721e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17 (House)
- 2025-05-08: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 4 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/23/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 23 P. 7 (House)
- 2025-04-14: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Executive Session: 04/23/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 02:30 pm LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 11 P. 111 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing: 02/11/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 02/06/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended, 2025-06-16: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1005&inflession=2025)
- Enrolled, 2025-06-16: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1005&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7818)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16964)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13909)

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## Sources
- [As Amended (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1005&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7818)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16964)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13909)

## 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-SB140-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).