# New Hampshire SB554: repealing the limitation of liability for certain design features of firearms.

New Hampshire SB554, repealing the limitation of liability for certain design features of firearms., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Debra Altschiller (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-05 (Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/05/2026; SJ 5) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB554
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: repealing the limitation of liability for certain design features of firearms.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-24
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
- Sponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (16 yes, 8 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: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Loren Selig (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Luz Bay (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tara Reardon (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Inexpedient to Legislate | pass | 16 | 8 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-05: Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Special Order to the end of the calendar, Without Objection, MA; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/05/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 02/19/2026; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/19/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 6 (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Hearing: 02/03/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 4 (Senate)
- 2025-11-24: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-24: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22206)

## Related bills

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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)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22206)

## 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-SB554-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).