New New Hampshire laws taking effect January 1, 2028
3 laws take effect January 1, 2028.
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.
Elections (1)
HB481 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
(New Title) relative to the state primary date.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
01/01/2028
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Healthcare (1)
SB408 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics.
How we got this date
Published by the legislature:
ective 01/01/2028
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Taxes (1)
HB1102 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
(New Title) increasing the research and development tax credit cap and relative to state park fees for state residents.
How we got this date
The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2028.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
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, 2028 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