New New Hampshire laws taking effect September 13, 2025

49 laws take effect September 13, 2025.

Of the 649 bills enacted since 2025, 647 have an effective date and 2 don't yet (listed below). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.

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

Healthcare (9)

HB117 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to the substitution of biological products.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB177 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to children in placement pursuant to an episode of treatment for which the department of health and human services has a financial responsibility.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB361 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
prohibiting mandatory mask policies in schools.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB606 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
(New Title) relative to a patient's right to appropriate reproductive care for medical conditions.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB85 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to temporary licensure for student respiratory therapists.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB138 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
(Second New Title) relative to record requests by health care providers.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB197 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
(New Title) relative to the medical supervision of the licensed registered nurse employed by general court.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB202 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia training for first responders.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB61 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to prescriptions for state prisoners paid for by the department of corrections.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Elections (6)

HB151 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to the term for supervisors of the checklist.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB228 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to petitioned articles at annual or special town meetings.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB270 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
(New Title) requiring the preservation of electronic ballot counting device external storage devices.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB367 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
changing the method for adopting partisan town elections to be the same as rescinding partisan town elections.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB215 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
(New Title) establishing voting procedures for electing town officers in unorganized towns or places.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB43 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
(New Title) removing articles of clothing from the definition of electioneering and the use of electronic poll book devices.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Government (5)

HB124 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
(New Title) enabling a municipal forest committee or conservation commission to offer surplus money to the municipality for deposit in the municipal unreserved fund balance.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB337 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to the reporting requirements of the judicial council.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB82 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
relative to the regulation of various occupations.
How we got this date
The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Jul 15, 2025 → + 60 days Sep 13, 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
How effective dates are worked out
SB74 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to real property annual reporting requirements of state departments for permitting programs.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB79 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
enabling the use of self-pour automated systems by liquor commission licensees.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Climate (4)

HB189 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
(New Title) relative to the department of energy's 10-year state energy strategy and removing references to the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB504 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to the state energy policy.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB566 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
requiring permit applications for new landfills to contain a detailed plan for leachate management.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB110 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to terrain permitting.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Education (4)

HB532 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to alternative dispute resolution and individualized education plan team meeting facilitation.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB771 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to funding for open enrollment schools.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB24 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
allowing students under age 21 to taste wine in educational settings.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB98 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
extending the donations to regional career and technical education center programs.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Finance (4)

HB382 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
(Second New Title) repealing the requirement that vehicle funding loan contracts have successive periodic payments that are substantially equal in amount.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB499 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
making technical corrections to certain insurance laws.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB121 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
requiring notice to the insurance department of the discontinuance of certain types of insurance, including Medicare Advantage Plans.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB165 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to the audit requirements for consumer cooperative associations.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Housing (4)

HB296 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to issuing building permits along private roads.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB457 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
(Second New Title) relative to zoning restrictions on dwelling units.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB284 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
(New Title) relative to authority for municipalities to regulate mandatory on-site parking requirements.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB95 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
(New Title) relative to youth recreation camp cabins and the state building and fire codes.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Traffic (3)

SB154 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to authorized organizations issuing multi-use decal plates.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB156 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
allowing the division of motor vehicles to contract with a third-party vendor to facilitate the secure transfer of title applications and information.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB273 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to motorist duties when approaching highway emergencies involving a stopped or standing vehicle.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Defense (2)

SB12 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to adding eligibility for a disability placard for certain veterans.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
SB271 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to qualifications for issuing veteran license plates to include General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Public Lands (2)

HB655 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
(New Title) relative to fish and game violations, permits, and licenses.
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1, 3, and 5).
Sections 1, 3, and 5: Sections 1, 3, and 5 of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Jul 15, 2025 → + 60 days Sep 13, 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
How effective dates are worked out
SB32 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to the fish and game commission.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Taxes (2)

HB200 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to the procedure for overriding a local tax cap.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out
HB374 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
(New Title) relative to local tax cap and budget laws.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Budget (1)

HB163 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to state funds.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Civil Rights (1)

SB52 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to default provisions in New Hampshire trusts.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Crime (1)

HB218 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
relative to providing victims of crime with a free police report of the investigation.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Wages (1)

SB89 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
enabling non-citizens who are legally authorized to work in the United States to deliver alcohol.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature: ective 09/13/2025.
How effective dates are worked out

Enacted, but not yet dated (2)

These laws' texts tie their dates to something outside the legislative record (Contingent), or not enough is recorded yet to give one (Unresolved). They may take effect September 13, 2025 too; the record doesn't say.

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HB282Unresolved(New Title) increasing the maximum benefits for first responders critically injured in the line of duty, relative to the determination of education adequacy grants and calculation of certain group II benefits within the retirement system.two clauses set different dates for the same provision
HB705Contingentrelative to health care cost transparency.6 months after finalization of federal guidance under United States Presidential Executive Order 14221