New Hampshire HB 1333: relative to nonconsensual provision of medication intended to terminate a pregnancy and the homicide of a fetus.

Bill Text

HB 1333-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2917

 09/08

HOUSE BILL 1333-FN

AN ACT relative to nonconsensual provision of medication intended to terminate a pregnancy and the homicide of a fetus.

SPONSORS: Rep. Aures, Merr. 13; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. Love, Rock. 13; Rep. Noble, Hills. 2; Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. Sellers, Graf. 10; Rep. Wood, Merr. 13

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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ANALYSIS

This bill: 

 I. Allows a first-degree murder charge to be brought against a person who administers a medication intended to terminate a pregnancy to a pregnant woman without the knowledge and consent of a pregnant woman.

 II. Amends when a homicide charge can be brought when the fetus is a victim from 20 weeks to conception, or in the case of in vitro fertilization, implantation.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2917

 09/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to nonconsensual provision of medication intended to terminate a pregnancy and the homicide of a fetus.

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

 1 First Degree Murder; Fetal Homicide. Amend RSA 630:1-a, I(b)(4) to read as follows: 

 (4) The president or president-elect or vice-president or vice-president-elect of the United States, the governor or governor-elect of New Hampshire or any state or any member or member-elect of the congress of the United States, or any candidate for such office after such candidate has been nominated at his party's primary, when such killing is motivated by knowledge of the foregoing capacity of the victim;

 (5) A fetus through the provision of medication to a pregnant woman intended to terminate a pregnancy, without the knowledge or consent of the pregnant woman.

 2 Homicide; Fetus Definition. Amend RSA 630:1-a, V(b)(1) to read as follows:

 (1) "Fetus" means an unborn offspring, from the embryo stage [which is the end of the twentieth week] after conception or, in the case of in vitro fertilization, [the end of the twentieth week] after implantation, until birth. 

 3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

 LBA

 26-2917

 11/4/25

HB 1333-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT relative to nonconsensual provision of medication intended to terminate a pregnancy and the homicide of a fetus.

FISCAL IMPACT: 

 Estimated State Impact

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FY 2027

FY 2028

FY 2029

 Revenue

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 Revenue Fund

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 Expenditures*

Indeterminable

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General Fund

 Appropriations*

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$0 

 Funding Source

None

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

 Estimated Political Subdivision Impact

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FY 2027

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 County Revenue

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 County Expenditures

Indeterminable

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Indeterminable

METHODOLOGY:

This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association