SB623: Relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.
Introduced
Senate
Keyword matches: ["immigration"]
Summary
SB623 sought to establish specific requirements for how New Hampshire law enforcement officers could assist in federal immigration enforcement. Had it passed, it likely would have created guidelines or limitations on local cooperation with ICE, potentially providing protections for immigrant communities and ensuring a clearer separation between local policing and federal immigration duties. The bill was killed, meaning these proposed regulations or protections were not enacted and existing practices continue.
Sponsors
Debra Altschiller
D - SD-024
Primary
Cindy Rosenwald
D - SD-013
Co-sponsor
David Meuse
D - HD-37-ROC
Co-sponsor
History
- 2025-11-25 Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; Senate Journal 1
- 2026-01-21 Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 100, State House, 01:40 pm; Senate Calendar 3
- 2026-02-10 Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/19/2026, Vote 3-2; Senate Calendar 6
- 2026-02-19 Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection, Motion Adopted; 02/19/2026; Senate Journal 4
- 2026-02-19 Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/05/2026, Vote 3-2; Senate Calendar 8
- 2026-03-05 Special Order to the end of the calendar, Without Objection, Motion Adopted; 03/05/2026; Senate Journal 5
- 2026-03-05 Inexpedient to Legislate, Regular Calendar 16Y-8N, Motion Adopted === BILL KILLED ===; 03/05/2026; Senate Journal 5
Committee Referrals
2025-11-25
Judiciary
Senate
Calendar Events
Past Events (1)
2026-01-27
Hearing - Room 100, State House
Votes
Inexpedient to Legislate
2026-03-05
Passed
Yea: 16
Nay: 8
NV: 0
Absent: 0
Individual Votes (24)
| Democrats | Vote | Republicans | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Rosenwald | Nay | Daniel Innis | Yea |
| David Watters | Nay | Daryl Abbas | Yea |
| Debra Altschiller | Nay | David Rochefort | Yea |
| Donovan Fenton | Nay | Denise Ricciardi | Yea |
| Patrick Long | Nay | Howard Pearl | Yea |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | Nay | James Gray | Yea |
| Suzanne Prentiss | Nay | Keith Murphy | Yea |
| Tara Reardon | Nay | Kevin Avard | Yea |
| Mark McConkey | Yea | ||
| Regina Birdsell | Yea | ||
| Ruth Ward | Yea | ||
| Sharon Carson | Yea | ||
| Tim McGough | Yea | ||
| Timothy Lang | Yea | ||
| Victoria Sullivan | Yea | ||
| William Gannon | Yea |