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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 401: relative to removing an obsolete annual reporting requirement by municipal overseers of public welfare to the department of health and human services and repealing the department of health and human services reporting requirement on 10-year demographic cost projections.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 401 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire Senate on November 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to removing an obsolete annual reporting requirement by municipal overseers of public welfare to the department of health and human services and repealing the department of health and human services reporting requirement on 10-year demographic cost projections. Primary sponsor: James Gray (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 05/08/2026; Chapter 54; Effective 05/08/2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James GrayPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Tim LangCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor on 05/08/2026; Chapter 54; Effective 05/08/2026
  2. Enrolled (in recess of) 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 82
  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/23/2026); SJ 11
  4. Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 12
  5. Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/18/2026 (Vote 12-0; CC)
  6. Executive Session: 03/18/2026 10:00 am GP 231
  7. Public Hearing: 03/18/2026 10:00 am GP 231
  8. Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 124
  9. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
  10. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 3
  11. Hearing: 01/14/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:10 am; SC 1
  12. Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source