New New Hampshire laws taking effect January 1, 2027

54 laws take effect January 1, 2027.

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.

Crime (19)

  • HB1175 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to the offense of use of scanning device or reencoder to defraud.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB1279 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    (Second New Title) relative to the use of physical force in defense of a person.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB1308 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to increasing the penalty for passing a stopped school bus.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB1361 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB1365 · 2026 Regular SessionStated

    (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.

    How we got this date

    The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1, 2, and 5).

    Sections 1, 2, and 5: Sections 1, 2, and 5 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB1422 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to the time to petition for a new trial.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB1630 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    prohibiting the sale of nitrous oxide and certain inhalants for recreational purposes.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB1637 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to the scheduling of hearings on certain motions to modify or revoke bail.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 1/1/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB1651 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    establishing sexual assault orders of protection and relative to sexual assault survivors' rights.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 1/1/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB1696 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to the issuance of a summons instead of arrest.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB1730 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    (New Title) enhancing the level of offense for certain sexual offenses.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB411 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB412 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to the conditional release of delinquent minors and children in need of services.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB512 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to fees to annul criminal records related to charges that do not result in conviction.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB619 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    establishing procedures for expedited court hearings and disposition of confiscated animals.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB620 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB622 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to the offense of identity fraud.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB624 · 2026 Regular SessionStated

    (New Title) restricting access to certain hemp-derived products and establishing the offenses of criminal adulteration and distribution of adulterated controlled substances.

    How we got this date
    The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB667 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to the assault of emergency room personnel.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

Healthcare (6)

  • HB1584 · 2026 Regular SessionStated

    (Second New Title) directing the department of health and human services to provide notice of medical and religious exemptions from immunization requirements and relative to notice of drug pricing options.

    How we got this date
    The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB241 · 2026 Regular SessionStated

    (New Title) relative to health insurance coverage of pain management services for the management of chronic pain.

    How we got this date
    The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB544 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    (New Title) relative to managed care laws.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB550 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to insurance coverage for services provided by naturopathy providers.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB607 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    relative to short-term, limited duration health insurance policies

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB642 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    repealing the committee for the protection of human subjects institutional review board.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

Traffic (4)

  • HB1483 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    creating a motor vehicle license plate for amateur radio operators.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB499 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    (New Title) relative to the membership, duties, and reporting requirements of the traffic safety commission.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB617 · 2026 Regular SessionStated

    (Second New Title) relative to the regulation and appeal of motor vehicle towing from public highways and relative to the removal of abandoned vehicles by law enforcement.

    How we got this date

    The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1-4).

    Sections 1-4: Sections 1-4 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB649 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    increasing fines for using a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving a motor vehicle.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

Civil Rights (3)

Education (3)

  • HB1267 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    prohibiting school district attorneys and non-school personnel from questioning students without their parent or guardian present.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB1816 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    (New Title) relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board to establish rules governing the vetting of school district business administrator candidates.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 1/1/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB430 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    (New Title) relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

Government (3)

Taxes (3)

  • HB155 · 2026 Regular SessionStated

    (New Title) relative to business enterprise tax returns and appropriating funds to the department of health and human services for licensed nursing facilities.

    How we got this date
    The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB1594 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    establishing a weight-based tiered registration fee schedule for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 1/1/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB524 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    (Second New Title) relative to the sale of tobacco products, e-cigarettes, devices, e-liquids, or alternative nicotine products and relative to the licensure and sale of certain liquor products.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

Climate (2)

  • HB1718 · 2026 Regular SessionStated

    relative to authorizing energy storage in connection with net metering.

    How we got this date
    The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB540 · 2026 Regular SessionStated

    (New Title) relative to plug-in solar generation systems.

    How we got this date
    The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

    How effective dates are worked out

Elections (2)

  • HB1541 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    requiring the secretary of state to provide all voting precincts with secure containers for storing ballots.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB534 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    (New Title) relative to compliance with certain political expenditures and contribution statutes.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

Finance (2)

  • HB1197 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    making technical corrections to certain insurance laws.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 1/1/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • SB565 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    (New Title) requiring the commissioner of the insurance department to prepare and publish a report regarding fortified home and commercial standards, and other mitigation and resiliency programs.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: ective 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

Housing (2)

  • HB1021 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    amending 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.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 1/1/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

  • HB1523 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    (New Title) relative to disclosure requirements for homeowners' associations.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 1/1/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

Agriculture (1)

  • HB1253 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    (New Title) exempting dogs guarding livestock or crops from nuisance dog statutes when engaged in such work.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 01/01/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

Budget (1)

  • HB1088 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    transferring funding for the water well board from the general fund to a special nonlapsing fund.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 1/1/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

Defense (1)

  • HB1115 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    (Second New Title) expanding the number of persons eligible for the New Hampshire medal of honor.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 1/1/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

Foreign Policy (1)

  • HB1384 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished

    (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.

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: I. Sec 2 eff 12:01 1/1/2027 II. Rem eff 1/1/2027.

    How effective dates are worked out

Technology (1)

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 January 1, 2027 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