New Hampshire legislature

Not in session. The 2026 Regular Session adjourned August 19, 2026.

Updated Oct 31, 2026 at 11:40 a.m. EDT.

This session in numbers

2026 Regular Session. Bills, not resolutions.

Introduced
1,326
Enacted
344
Vetoed
24
How far bills have got
Committee243
Floor Vote665
Reconciliation49
To the Governor337
Override32

Laws taking effect in the next 90 days

New laws, January 1, 2027 (54) · New laws, July 1, 2027 (10) · New laws, January 1, 2028 (3) · New laws, July 1, 2028 (2)

60 laws take effect in the next 90 days. The 25 soonest are listed.

  • Nov 14, 2026SB503relative to the use of spruce-pine-fir lumber.
  • Nov 18, 2026HB1366relative to military orders of protection.
  • Dec 16, 2026SB482establishing consumer protections for digital access transaction kiosks.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1021amending the date to provide written notice to a municipality of a taxpayer's election to be assessed under the low-income housing tax credit program.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1039relative to the contents of parenting plans.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1088transferring funding for the water well board from the general fund to a special nonlapsing fund.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1115(Second New Title) expanding the number of persons eligible for the New Hampshire medal of honor.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1175relative to the offense of use of scanning device or reencoder to defraud.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1197making technical corrections to certain insurance laws.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1228(New Title) relative to the enforcement of alimony orders and relative to waivers of alimony.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1236(New Title) relative to the use of body-worn cameras in county departments of corrections.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1253(New Title) exempting dogs guarding livestock or crops from nuisance dog statutes when engaged in such work.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1267prohibiting school district attorneys and non-school personnel from questioning students without their parent or guardian present.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1279(Second New Title) relative to the use of physical force in defense of a person.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1308relative to increasing the penalty for passing a stopped school bus.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1361relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1365(Second New Title) relative to applications for licenses to carry a loaded pistol or revolver and relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1384(Second New Title) relative to prohibiting foreign adversary persons or foreign entities of concern from financing lawsuits, prohibiting foreign principals from registering as lobbyists, and requires certain disclosures for persons acting on behalf of foreign principals.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1422relative to the time to petition for a new trial.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1460(New Title) prohibiting the sale of a child's personal data.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1483creating a motor vehicle license plate for amateur radio operators.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1489relative to interstate depositions and discovery.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1523(New Title) relative to disclosure requirements for homeowners' associations.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB1541requiring the secretary of state to provide all voting precincts with secure containers for storing ballots.
  • Jan 1, 2027HB155(New Title) relative to business enterprise tax returns and appropriating funds to the department of health and human services for licensed nursing facilities.

How each date is worked out: Effective dates.

Enacted in the last 60 days

No bill became law in the last 60 days.

Hearings in the coming week

When the calendar was last checked isn't recorded.

Earlier sessions

  • 2025 Regular SessionJan 8, 2025 – Dec 17, 2025 · 804 bills · 305 enacted
  • 2024 Regular SessionJan 3, 2024 – Oct 10, 2024 · 1,284 bills · 381 enacted
  • 2023 Regular SessionJan 4, 2023 – Oct 26, 2023 · 628 bills · 243 enacted