New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1260: relative to marriage registration forms and delayed certificates of marriage.
Status: Signed into law, July 16, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to marriage registration forms and delayed certificates of marriage. Rep. Petrigno, Hills. 43 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill permits marriage applicants to complete the marriage application in advance, establishes a fee for filing a delayed marriage certificate, and updates all relevant statutory language in the chapter to be gender neutral. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explana.
From the chaptered text, July 10, 2026:
AN ACT relative to marriage registration forms and delayed certificates of marriage. Rep. Petrigno, Hills. 43 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill permits marriage applicants to complete the marriage application in advance, establishes a fee for filing a delayed marriage certificate, and updates all relevant statutory language in the chapter to be gender neutral. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 5Mar2026... 0693h 4Jun2026... 2057CofC 4Jun2026... 2172EBA 26-2430 04/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to marriage registration forms and delayed certificates of marriage. XXII. "Marriage license" means the vital record document that is completed by the [bride and groom]marriage applicants and the clerk of …
Sponsors
- Paul Dargie (D, 43) · primary sponsor