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Committee adopts changes to bail law including 36-hour hold and lower standard for some cases; amendment and bill pass 9-7
Summary
A House committee approved an amendment to a bail-related bill that increases the pre-hearing hold in some cases to 36 hours (excluding weekend time) and changes the evidentiary standard in some instances from clear-and-convincing to probable cause; the amendment and the bill passed the committee by 9-7 votes.
A New Hampshire House committee adopted an amendment to House Bill 592 and voted 9-7 to pass the bill as amended during an executive session. Committee members described the amendment as tightening bail policy in response to public concern and requests from executive-branch offices.
Committee leadership said the amendment was drafted with input from the governor's office and was meant to "tighten these" bail provisions that some members of the public had requested be strengthened. Debate focused on whether the changes were premature given recent bail reforms that took effect on Jan. 1.
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