# New Hampshire SB149: relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated.

New Hampshire SB149, relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Regina Birdsell (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-07 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 48) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB149
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2026-01-07, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 48
- Sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- 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: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Denise Ricciardi (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Terry W Roy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (13)

- 2026-01-07: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 48 (House)
- 2025-11-13: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 10/22/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 51 P. 7 (House)
- 2025-10-03: ==RESCHEDULED== Full Committee Work Session: 10/22/2025 10:00 am GP 230 (House)
- 2025-10-03: ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 10/22/2025 01:00 pm GP 230 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-04-14: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-04-14: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/23/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 03:00 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)
- 2025-02-20: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing: 01/28/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 7 (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=7741)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7741)

## 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-SB149-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).