HB 146-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
26Mar2025... 0591h
2025 SESSION
25-0340
09/11
HOUSE BILL 146-FN
AN ACT relative to the use of body-worn cameras.
SPONSORS: Rep. Flanagan, Hills. 45
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill modifies the scenarios requiring retention of body-worn camera recordings to include violation-level cases.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26Mar2025... 0591h 25-0340
09/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the use of body-worn cameras.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Use of Body-Worn Cameras. Amend RSA 105-D:2, XVII(a) to read as follows:
(a) If there is any other legal requirement for retaining the recording, including but not limited to litigation, a pending criminal or violation-level case, or a valid court or administrative order, then the recording shall be retained only as long as is legally required; and
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 90 days after its passage.
25-0340
12/11/24
HB 146-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to the use of body-worn cameras.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | Under $10,000 Per Year | ||||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund and Highway Fund | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
County Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
County Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | ||||
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | ||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill relates to criteria in which an arresting agency shall preserve and disclose upon request body-worn camera recordings related to certain motor vehicle stops. The Department of Safety states any costs to the state to comply with the requirements of this bill would be less than $10,000 per year. The impact, if any, on county and local law enforcement agencies to comply with this bill is indeterminable and presumably would vary from agency to agency.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety