CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A proposed constitutional amendment designed to bolster the rights of New Hampshire crime victims will head to the House floor without the backing of lawmakers on two key committees.
A joint panel made up of lawmakers from the House’s committees on criminal justice and judiciary voted 24-11 to recommend that the full House reject the amendment, known as Marsy’s law.
The amendment earlier passed the Senate 20-3. If approved by at least two-thirds of the House, voters would be asked in November whether to amend the state Constitution to give crime victims a greater voice in court proceedings, as well as more information about the accused.
The law was named after Marsalee “Marsy” Nicholas, a California student who was killed in 1983 by a former boyfriend.
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