# New Hampshire SB144: authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities.

New Hampshire SB144, authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Debra Altschiller (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-13 (Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/13/2025; SJ 7) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB144
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-03-13, Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
- Sponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- 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: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-13: Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/13/2025, Vote 3-1; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing: 02/20/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 10 (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7822)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7822)

## 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-SB144-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).