New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1060: relative to the requirements for licensure as an engineer.
Status: Failed, March 11, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the requirements for licensure as an engineer. Rep. R. Brown, Carr. 8; Rep. Harrington, Straf. 18; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4 COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill removes the requirement for licensure as an engineer that the 10 years of accumulated engineering experience be under the direction of a licensed professional engineer. This bill further removes that the education or experience required be satisfactory to the board of professional engineers. - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the requirements for licensure as an engineer. Rep. R. Brown, Carr. 8; Rep. Harrington, Straf. 18; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4 COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill removes the requirement for licensure as an engineer that the 10 years of accumulated engineering experience be under the direction of a licensed professional engineer. This bill further removes that the education or experience required be satisfactory to the board of professional engineers. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2788.0 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the requirements for licensure as an engineer. II. Applicants who …
Sponsors
- Joseph Barton (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Richard Brown (R, 8)