The New Hampshire House rejected a bill Thursday to reinstate the death penalty and opposed other bills seeking to expand its use.
(The Center Square) — The New Hampshire House of Representatives on Thursday rejected the latest proposal to reinstate the death penalty amid bipartisan opposition.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted down a bill that would’ve reinstituted the death penalty half a decade after the state chose to do away with it. The House rejected it as part of the consent agenda, which means it did not debate the bill and voted on it alongside several other bills, after […]
The New Hampshire House of Representatives will vote on whether to resurrect New Hampshire’s death penalty Thursday. House Bill 1413, sponsored by Belmont Republican Rep. Douglas Trottier, seeks to reinstitute the death penalty in New Hampshire. This comes more than six years after the state Legislature repealed New Hampshire’s death penalty in 2019. However, Gov. […]
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Recently, the N.H. Legislature voted to join the community of other civilized states and countries and abolish capital punishment. Unfortunately, Governor Sununu promised to veto this bill. We should encourage the governor to change his mind or, failing that, encourage our legislators to override any veto.