New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1683: relative to the modification of administrative rules by the joint legislative committee on administrative rules.
Status: In committee, October 23, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the modification of administrative rules by the joint legislative committee on administrative rules. Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 36; Rep. Comtois, Belk. 7; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. Haskins, Rock. 11; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32 COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires agencies to identify specific statutory authority for each administrative rule they adopt, establishes a biennial review process to audit rules for compliance with their enabling statutes.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the modification of administrative rules by the joint legislative committee on administrative rules. Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 36; Rep. Comtois, Belk. 7; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. Haskins, Rock. 11; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32 COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires agencies to identify specific statutory authority for each administrative rule they adopt, establishes a biennial review process to audit rules for compliance with their enabling statutes, and creates a procedure for repealing or amending rules found to be inconsistent with statutory authority. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-3114 04/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand …
Sponsors
- Kelley Potenza (R, 19) · primary sponsor