---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to magistrates and the standards applicable to and the administration of bail."
description: "relative to magistrates and the standards applicable to and the administration of bail."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 592"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 592 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ross Berry"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2025-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73b0f857-55a5-4a78-ac9e-726fc0e2bda0"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket.aspx?lsr=0795&sy=2025&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2025"
source_hash: "bb05e17dd8e2314e8ab79b75c78f02be92757112bf3c2cbf596bbf5edeaefb2f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 592 (2025) — relative to magistrates and the standards applicable to and the administration of bail.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2025-0448h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2025&id=2025-0448h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass — **23–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ross Berry — primary (person)
- Brian D Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Morton — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bordes — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Kesselring — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-16** Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 17 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-22** Public Hearing: 01/29/2025 02:00 pm LOB 202-204
- **2025-02-12** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/21/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2025-02-20** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/26/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2025-03-03** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0448h 02/28/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-03** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0596h `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-13** Referred to Finance 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 33 `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13** Amendment # 2025-0448h: AA DV 209-167 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 29
- **2025-03-13** FLAM # 2025-0939h (Rep. Scherr): AF DV 171-209 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 31
- **2025-03-13** FLAM # 2025-0940h (Rep. Roy): AA DV 206-173 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 32
- **2025-03-13** Lay HB 592 on Table (Rep. N. Germana): MF DV 177-202 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 33 `deferral`
- **2025-03-13** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0448h 2025-0940h: MA DV 204-175 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 33 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-03-13** Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 88
- **2025-03-14** Introduced 03/13/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-14** Hearing: 03/18/2025, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 14
- **2025-03-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-20** Ought to Pass: RC 23Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-03-20** Enrolled Adopted, VV, 03/20/2025 SJ 8 `enrolled`
- **2025-03-20** HB 592-FN was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
- **2025-03-20** Special Order to the Beginning of the Regular Calendar, Without Objection; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
- **2025-03-24** Enrolled (in recess of) 03/20/2025 HJ 10 P. 35
- **2025-03-26** Signed by Governor Ayotte 03/25/2025; Chapter 3; eff. 9/21/25 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73b0f857-55a5-4a78-ac9e-726fc0e2bda0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).