# New Hampshire SB48: relative to competency to stand trial for certain offenses.

New Hampshire SB48, relative to competency to stand trial for certain offenses., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Pat Long (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-06 (Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/06/2025; SJ 6) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB48
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to competency to stand trial for certain offenses.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-03-06, Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
- Sponsor: Pat Long (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- 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: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark A Pearson (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-06: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/06/2025, Vote 4-0, CC; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Hearing: 02/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5826)

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5826)

## 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-SB48-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).