# New Hampshire SB15: (New Title) relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing medical exemptions and penalties for abuse thereof, providing alternative punitive measures for legitimate medical exemptions, and authorizing jury determination of hard labor in qualifying cases.

New Hampshire SB15, (New Title) relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing medical exemptions and penalties for abuse thereof, providing alternative punitive measures for legitimate medical exemptions, and authorizing jury determination of hard labor in qualifying cases., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bill M. Gannon (Republican); status passed house, last action 2026-02-05 (Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB15
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing medical exemptions and penalties for abuse thereof, providing alternative punitive measures for legitimate medical exemptions, and authorizing jury determination of hard labor in qualifying cases.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-19
- Last action: 2026-02-05, Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
- Sponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (179 yes, 159 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Abbas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Aboul B Khan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gray
- Cosponsor: JD Bernardy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lilli M Walsh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa A. Litchfield

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-07 | House | OTPA | pass | 179 | 159 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-02-05: Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Sen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-3096h: MA RC 179-159 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 94 (House)
- 2026-01-07: Amendment # 2025-3096h: AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 92 (House)
- 2025-11-17: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-11-17: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3096h (NT) 11/13/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 51 P. 22 (House)
- 2025-10-23: Executive Session: 11/13/2025 10:00 am GP 159 (House)
- 2025-10-15: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-3012h: 10/23/2025 10:00 am GP159 (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 am GP 230 (House)
- 2025-05-12: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-04-30: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 05/09/2025 11:01 am LOB 202-204 (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 10:30 am 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. 109 (House)
- 2025-01-30: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0165s, RC 14Y-9N, MA; OT3rdg; 01/30/2025; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Sen. Rochefort Floor Amendment # 2025-0165s, AA, VV; 01/30/2025; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Committee Amendment # 2025-0142s, AF, VV; 01/30/2025; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0142s, 01/30/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 7A (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Hearing: 01/14/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 5 (Senate)
- 2024-12-19: Introduced 01/08/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-12-19: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=2836)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=2836)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB15-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).