House shuts down effort to revive the death penalty in New Hampshire

By: William Skipworth

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 126

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted down a bill that would’ve reinstituted the death penalty half a decade after the state chose to do away with it.

The House rejected it as part of the consent agenda, which means it did not debate the bill and voted on it alongside several other bills, after the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety unanimously recommended it be voted down. The committee cited data showing that since …

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