# New Hampshire SB620: relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated.

New Hampshire SB620, relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bill M. Gannon (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-21 (Signed by the Governor on 04/20/2026; Chapter 26; Effective 01/01/2027); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB620-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB620
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Last action: 2026-04-21, Signed by the Governor on 04/20/2026; Chapter 26; Effective 01/01/2027
- Sponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (259 yes, 94 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Plea-based relief from test-refusal driving bans: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, courts can suspend up to 180 days of a New Hampshire test-refusal license suspension. The driver must plead guilty or no contest and receive a conviction under RSA 265-A:2 or RSA 265-A:3. Those laws cover impaired driving and aggravated impaired driving. The reduction is…
- Longer driving bans for refusing tests: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, New Hampshire increases driving bans for refusing physical, blood, urine, or breath tests after covered arrests. These rules cover arrests under RSA 265 or RSA 215-A. A first refusal with no prior impaired-driving conviction brings a 9-month suspension, up from 180 days.…
- Aggravated impaired driving: penalties and relief: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, New Hampshire sets penalties for aggravated impaired driving under RSA 265-A:3, III. A conviction is a class A misdemeanor, with a fine of at least $750 and at least 17 consecutive days in county custody. The court can suspend the custody sentence subject to substance-use…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: JD Bernardy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lilli M Walsh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark A Pearson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | OTPA | pass | 259 | 94 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-04-21: Signed by the Governor on 04/20/2026; Chapter 26; Effective 01/01/2027 (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 28 (House)
- 2026-04-16: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/16/2026); SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Sen. Gannon Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1229h: MA RC 259-94 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 18 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Amendment # 2026-1229h: AA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 18 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Removed from Consent (Reps. C. McGuire, Granger, Giasson, Beaulier, Tom Mannion, D. Kelley, J. Smith, Sirois, Mehegan, Drew) 04/08/2026 HJ 10 P. 11 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1229h 03/20/2026 (Vote 12-0; CC) (House)
- 2026-03-20: Executive Session: 03/20/2026 02:00 pm GP 159 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Public Hearing: 03/18/2026 02:00 pm GP 159 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 5 P. 127 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0130s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Committee Amendment # 2026-0130s, AA, VV; 01/29/2026; SJ 2 (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0130s, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 3 (Senate)
- 2025-12-31: Hearing: 01/15/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 48 (Senate)
- 2025-11-25: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-04-16: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1378&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-11-25: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22298)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31190)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31017)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1378&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22298)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31190)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31017)

## 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)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [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)
- [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-SB620-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).