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Committee backs bill to extend confidentiality protections to National Guard sexual‑assault response staff
Summary
Lawmakers unanimously recommended advancing HB 1172 to extend New Hampshire confidentiality privileges to military and civilian sexual‑assault prevention and response (SAPR) personnel, aiming to reduce survivors’ legal uncertainty and encourage reporting.
The committee voted to recommend HB 1172 after testimony from Department of Military Affairs and Veteran Services officials and SAPR staff about a legal gap in state law that left military advocates uncertified state protections.
Maj. Gen. David Michalaitis told the panel the omission meant military‑certified SAPR coordinators lacked the formal New Hampshire statutory privilege available to civilian crisis‑center…
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