relative to the offense of capital murder.

HB 1047 amends New Hampshire law to define killing certain state officials as capital murder. It specifically targets the governor, governor-elect, executive council members, and state legislators (including those in office or nominated in primaries for the New Hampshire Senate or House of Representatives). The bill requires that the killing must be motivated by the perpetrator’s knowledge of the victim’s official capacity. This change takes effect January 1, 2027, and does not involve new state funding.