HB 638 New Hampshire House · 2025 Regular Session

allowing an older prisoner serving a sentence of life without parole to be eligible for parole upon meeting certain criteria.

Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2025

How they voted

211–126

Passed · 56 other

Total votes 393

Mar 26, 2025

D Democratic176

28 Yea 125 Nay 23

71% Nay

I Independent2

1 Yea 1

50% Yea

R Republican215

182 Yea 1 Nay 32

84% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 26, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (211-126-56)

Mar 26, 2025

House · Failed

Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 214-127 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 108

Mar 19, 2025

House · Reported by committee

Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass

Mar 19, 2025

House · Failed in committee

Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/19/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 17 P. 48

Jan 16, 2025

House · Introduced

Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 20

0 primary · 1 co-sponsor