NH Bill Summaries
New Hampshire legislators have requested hundreds of bills for 2024. Our analysts read every single bill and summarize it in plain language so you can easily discover what's really up for debate. Click a bill number below for more detailed information on the legislation. We will continue to update this page as more bill texts are published.
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| Bill Number | Became Law? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1265 (2024) | Yes | Remove requirement for public academies to file financial reports, revise school funding in districts that pay tuition for students to go elsewhere, Require report on costs and salaries before school budget adoption |
| HB 1266 (2024) | No | Authorize parties to record public proceedings in family court |
| HB 1267 (2024) | No | Ban state ESG investments |
| HB 1268 (2024) | No | Ban large groundwater withdrawal permits for bottled water sales |
| HB 1269 (2024) | No | Require recording of restraint and seclusion incidents in special education |
| HB 1270 (2024) | Yes | Repeal requirement for medical evaluation of intoxication after getting jailed |
| HB 1271 (2024) | No | Convert many licensing and occupational boards into advisory role |
| HB 1272 (2024) | No | Give state more flexibility to grant occupational licenses based on other states |
| HB 1273 (2024) | No | Prohibit businesses from keeping driver license information |
| HB 1274 (2024) | Yes | Various changes related to courts, as requested by the Judicial Council |
| HB 1275 (2024) | No | Require notice if automobile can only be repaired at dealership |
| HB 1276 (2024) | No | Limit blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles to adults |
| HB 1277 (2024) | No | Study alternatives for funding state dam maintenance |
| HB 1278 (2024) | Yes | Allow medical marijuana for debilitating or terminal medical conditions, repeal limit on medical marijuana purchases from out-of-staters |
| HB 1279 (2024) | No | Set 7.5% state contribution to retirement for teachers, firefighters, police |
| HB 1280 (2024) | No | Define informed consent and related patient rights |
| HB 1281 (2024) | No | Ban local restrictions that would require less than 2 occupants per bedroom |
| HB 1282 (2024) | Yes | Revise end of child support based on age, high school graduation |
| HB 1283 (2024) | No | Allow medical aid in dying |
| HB 1284 (2024) | No | State duties of planning boards as "quasi-judicial bodies," allow sworn witness testimony |
| HB 1285 (2024) | No | Various changes to the regulation of physicians, surgeons, and podiatrists |
| HB 1286 (2024) | No | Merge Board of Professional Engineers and Board of Land Surveyors |
| HB 1287 (2024) | No | Require strict use of "evidence-based" teaching |
| HB 1288 (2024) | No | Establish due process requirements for disciplinary proceedings at public colleges |
| HB 1289 (2024) | No | Study replacement of peaker plant in Bow |
