CORRECTION: N.H. House Turns Bill to Reject Federal Militarization of Local Police Into Study Committee

Activist Post
Feb. 19, 2015

NOTE: We originally reported the N.H. House passed a bill to stop police militarization. It later came to our attention that the bill was amended during the process, turning it into a study committee. We apologize for the error.

CONCORD, N.H. (Feb. 18, 2015) - A bill that would prohibit state and local officials from owning or using certain military equipment, whether provided through the Department of Defense's 1033 program or other federal grants, was amended into a study committee by the New Hampshire state House.

The vote was 204-134.

OffNow originally reported that the bill passed the House, but the following day, an update to the New Hampshire legislature website indicated the bill was amended before passage. As amended the bill would create a study committee to further investigate the issue of police militarization further. The legislation would have no immediate effect on police militarization in New Hampshire, but would keep the door open for the state to take further action at a later date pending the study committee's findings.

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