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type: "Bill"
title: "relative to superior court judgments; adding a bail commissioner to the commission on pretrial detention, pretrial scheduling, and pretrial services and the release of a defendant pending trial; prison privatization; misdemeanor domestic violence offenses; immunity from arrest or prosecution for certain alcoholic beverage violations; police officers reporting misconduct; criminal mischief; screening for all law enforcement officers for psychological stability prior to assuming their duties as certified officers; and prohibiting the use of chokeholds by law enforcement officers."
description: "relative to superior court judgments; adding a bail commissioner to the commission on pretrial detention, pretrial scheduling, and pretrial services and the release of a defendant pending trial; prison privatization; misdemeanor domestic violence offenses; immunity from arrest or prosecution for certain alcoholic beverage violations; police officers reporting misconduct; criminal mischief; screening for all law enforcement officers for psychological stability prior to assuming their duties as certified officers; and prohibiting the use of chokeholds by law enforcement officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1645"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1645 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daryl A. Abbas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-12-12"
last_action: "2020-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/baeebd2a-2483-4f1c-b9ef-bc0e3e132f4e"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2127&sy=2020&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2020"
source_hash: "35ce576411f8a422b3bbe53990acde39cb4ece492142e92ef894a07b2d3ba2e5"
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 1645 (2020) — relative to superior court judgments; adding a bail commissioner to the commission on pretrial detention, pretrial scheduling, and pretrial services and the release of a defendant pending trial; prison privatization; misdemeanor domestic violence offenses; immunity from arrest or prosecution for certain alcoholic beverage violations; police officers reporting misconduct; criminal mischief; screening for all law enforcement officers for psychological stability prior to assuming their duties as certified officers; and prohibiting the use of chokeholds by law enforcement officers.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment #2020-1525s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2020&id=2020-1525s&txtFormat=amend)
## Votes
- Concur — **25574** (pass) · lower
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **231** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Daryl A. Abbas — primary (person)
- Fred G. Doucette — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-12-12** Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 30 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-19** Public Hearing: 03/03/2020 10:00 am LOB 204
- **2020-02-19** Executive Session: 03/03/2020 01:00 pm LOB 204
- **2020-02-26** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/04/2020 10:00 am LOB 204 (if necessary)
- **2020-03-05** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/11/2020 (Vote 18-2; RC) HC 10 P. 44 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 169 `passage`
- **2020-06-02** Introduced 03/12/2020 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 8 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-05** Remote Hearing: 06/12/2020, 01:35 pm; SC 22
- **2020-06-05** Remote Hearing: 06/12/2020, 01:40 pm, on proposed amendment # 2020-1380s; SC 22
- **2020-06-05** Committee members will receive secure Zoom invitations via email. SC 22
- **2020-06-05** Members of the public may attend using the following links: SC 22
- **2020-06-05** 1. To sign-in and/or speak in support or opposition, please register in advance by using this link: https://www.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_06XzVPTbTGKeSq6WjiSJbw SC 22
- **2020-06-05** 2. To submit your testimony to the committee, please send all documents via email to remotesenate@leg.state.nh.us SC 22
- **2020-06-05** 3. To listen via telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): 1-301-715-8592, or 1-312-626-6799 or 1-929-205-6099, or 1-253-215-8782, or 1-346-248-7799, or 1-669-900-6833 SC 22
- **2020-06-05** 4. Or iPhone one-tap: 13126266799,,92147340764# or 19292056099,,92147340764# SC 22
- **2020-06-05** 5. Webinar ID: 921 4734 0764 SC 22
- **2020-06-05** 6. To view/listen to this hearing on YouTube, use this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBZdtrjRnQdmg-2MPMiWrA SC 22
- **2020-06-05** The following email will be monitored throughout the meeting by someone who can assist with and alert the committee to any technical issues: remotesenate@leg.state.nh.us or call (603-271-3043). SC 22
- **2020-06-12** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2020-1492s, 06/16/2020; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** Committee Amendment # 2020-1492s, AA, VV; 06/16/2020; SJ 8
- **2020-06-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2020-1492s, RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 06/16/2020; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2020-06-18** Sen. Hennessey Floor Amendment # 2020-1525s, AA, VV; 06/16/2020; SJ 8
- **2020-06-30** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. Cushing): MA RC 255-74 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 24
- **2020-07-10** Enrolled (In recess 06/29/2020); SJ 9
- **2020-07-10** Enrolled 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 71
- **2020-07-17** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/16/2020; Chapter 12; I. Sec. 16-19 Eff: 01/01/2021 II. Sec. 1/4-6/15 and 20-23 Eff: 09/14/2020 III. Rem. Eff: 07/16/2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/baeebd2a-2483-4f1c-b9ef-bc0e3e132f4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).