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This week is a big one for civil liberties in New Hampshire with multiple votes on key issues for the year.

A big week for the state's budget bills, HB 1 and HB 2. Find out more about the key civil liberties issues in this year's state budget bills.

The state of bail reform in 2023

Key legislative priorities coming up this week.

Where abortion access currently stands in the Granite State

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire (ACLU-NH) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to preserving the individual rights and liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. ACLU-NH, founded in 1968 by a small group of devoted civil libertarians, is one of 53 affiliates of the ACLU Nationwide.    

Another important week at the legislature. Learn more about our work to implement a harm reduction approach to substance use, protect LGBTQ+ youth, and ensure our communities are safe and welcoming for all.

With crossover behind us, we are now in the second half of the 2023 legislative session. While the pace of the session has slowed, the stakes remain high as bills are now moving through their second chamber (meaning those that pass are now just a governor’s signature away from becoming law).  

Valentine's Day 2023 was far from ideal. On that day, Governor Chris Sununu delivered his budget address to a joint session of the New Hampshire legislature. And, as the details of his proposed budget were released in HB 1 and HB 2 (the budget bills), it became clear that the Governor sought to use the budget process as a vehicle to drastically expand policing and incarceration in the Granite State.