New Hampshire HB 1822: relative to reporting of civil immigration detentions by state, county, and local law enforcement and correctional facilities.

Bill Text

HB 1822-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2541

 09/06

HOUSE BILL 1822-FN

AN ACT relative to reporting of civil immigration detentions by state, county, and local law enforcement and correctional facilities.

SPONSORS: Rep. Manos, Rock. 12; Rep. Edgar, Rock. 29; Rep. Haskins, Rock. 11; Rep. Meuse, Rock. 37; Rep. Muns, Rock. 29; Rep. A. Murray, Hills. 20; Rep. Scherr, Rock. 26; Rep. Turer, Rock. 6; Rep. Weinstein, Rock. 10; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Long, Dist 20

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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ANALYSIS

 This bill requires semi-annual reporting regarding the number of individuals detained for civil immigration violations by any state, county, or local law enforcement or correctional facility.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2541

 09/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to reporting of civil immigration detentions by state, county, and local law enforcement and correctional facilities.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Section; Civil Immigration Detentions; Reporting. Amend RSA 106-R by inserting after section 3 the following new section:

 106-R:3-a Reporting of Civil Immigration Detentions by State and Local Law Enforcement and Correctional Facilities.

 I. Any state or county correctional facility that has detained a person for a civil immigration violation for any period of time (including pursuant to an immigration detainer, federal 287(g) program, RSA 30-B:1, III, or RSA 106-R:3, I) shall semi-annually submit a report to the attorney general indicating the number of people it has detained for such civil immigration violations in the preceding 6 months and the length of each such detention. The first report from such state or county correctional facilities shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.

 II. Any state, county, or local law enforcement agency that has detained a person for a civil immigration violation for any period of time (including pursuant to an immigration detainer, a federal 287(g) program, or RSA 106-R:3, I) shall semi-annually submit a report to the attorney general indicating the number of people it has detained for such civil immigration violations in the preceding 6 months and the length of each such detention. The first report from such state or local law enforcement agencies shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.

 III. The attorney general or their designee shall submit a semi-annual report to the governor, senate president, and speaker of the house of representatives summarizing the information received under this section from any state or county correctional facility or state or local law enforcement agency. The first report from the attorney general shall be submitted on or before February 1, 2027.

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

 LBA

 26-2541

 Revised 12/30/25

HB 1822-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT relative to reporting of civil immigration detentions by state, county, and local law enforcement and correctional facilities.

FISCAL IMPACT: This bill does not provide funding, nor does it authorize new positions.

 Estimated State Impact

FY 2026

FY 2027

FY 2028

FY 2029

 Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

 Revenue Fund(s)

None

 Expenditures*

$0

$50,505

$48,959

$50,825

 Funding Source(s)

General Fund

 Appropriations*

$0

$0

$0

$0

 Funding Source(s)

None

 *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill

METHODOLOGY:

This bill requires semi-annual reporting, starting December 31, 2025, regarding the number of individuals detained for civil immigration violations by any state, county, or local law enforcement or correctional facility to the Attorney General. The Attorney General must then submit a semi-annual summary report, by February 1, 2027, to the Governor, Senate President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The Department of Justice states this bill will require the Attorney General to collect and compile semi-annual detention reports from all state, county, and local agencies and to prepare a statewide summary report. To complete these tasks, the Department states it would need a part-time Investigative Paralegal (23-2010 PARALGLS-LGL ASSTS-5 SOC23-05) at a cost of $50,505 in FY 2027 (including salary, benefits and operational costs), $48,959 in FY 2028, and $50,825 in FY 2029, to organize data submissions, manage reporting cycles, and prepare semi-annual summaries. However, this bill does not pr