Bill > HB1047

This bill amends New Hampshire's criminal law to expand the definition of capital murder (the most serious murder charge that can potentially result in the death penalty) to include intentionally killing certain high-ranking state government officials and candidates. Specifically, the bill adds that it is now a capital murder offense to knowingly cause the death of the governor or governor-elect, members or members-elect of the executive council, members or members-elect of the New Hampshire senate or house of representatives, or any candidate for these offices after they have been nominated in their party's primary, when the killing is motivated by the victim's official or political capacity. The bill also makes a technical change to the first-degree murder statute to clarify that the provision about killing state governors applies only to governors of states other than New Hampshire. The new provision will take effect on January 1, 2027, and could potentially impact judicial and correctional system costs, though the exact fiscal impact is considered indeterminable at this time.

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https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1618&inflect=2