relative to the use of physical force in defense of a person.

The entire section authorizing seclusion or restraint during a personal safety emergency by a physician, physician associate, or APRN (amending RSA 135-C:57, V) was removed from the bill.

The bill's title was shortened to reflect only the physical force defense provision, dropping the reference to seclusion or restraint authorization.

The effective date provision was simplified. Previously, Section 1 (physical force defense) took effect January 1, 2027, and the remainder (seclusion/restraint) took effect 60 days after passage. Now the entire act takes effect January 1, 2027.

The bill's title and scope expanded to include authorization of seclusion or restraint during a personal safety emergency by a physician, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) at New Hampshire hospital and designated receiving facilities.

The word 'vehicle' was removed from Section 1, narrowing the locations where force may be used against someone likely to commit a felony. The provision now only covers a person's dwelling or its curtilage, no longer their vehicle.

A new Section 2 amends RSA 135-C:57, V to require that seclusion or restraint in the mental health system be administered only by order of a physician, physician associate, or APRN, and only with the person's informed consent or as emergency treatment imposed by law or commissioner-adopted rules under RSA 541-A.

The effective date was split: Section 1 (defense of person) still takes effect January 1, 2027, but the new Section 2 (seclusion/restraint) takes effect 60 days after passage, making it operative much sooner.