New Hampshire HB 1142: relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.

Bill Text

HB 1142 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2454

 09/06

HOUSE BILL 1142

AN ACT relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.

SPONSORS: Rep. Simpson, Rock. 33; Rep. A. Murray, Hills. 20; Rep. Scherr, Rock. 26; Rep. Muns, Rock. 29; Rep. Meuse, Rock. 37; Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills. 10; Rep. Manos, Rock. 12; Rep. Wilhelm, Hills. 21

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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ANALYSIS

 This bill establishes requirements for any state, county, or local law enforcement officer that is assisting with federal immigration enforcement pursuant to the federal 287(g) program.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2454

 09/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.

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

 1 New Section; Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement; Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers. Amend RSA 106-P by inserting after section 1 the following new section: 

 106-P:2 Requirement for Law Enforcement Officers. 

 I. Any state, county, or local law enforcement officer that is participating in the federal 287(g) program as outlined in RSA 106-P:1 shall be required to identify themselves by name, badge number, and agency and shall state that they are operating under the authority of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement while they are operating under the authority of the 287(g) agreement. 

 II. Any state, county, or local law enforcement officer that is participating in the federal 287(g) program as outlined in RSA 106-P:1 shall remain unmasked while they are operating under the authority of the 287(g) agreement. 

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.