New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1771: (New Title) removing the prospective repeal of child care staffing ratios and the associated waiver system and requiring the department of health and human services to provide certain notice regarding availability of the waiver.
Status: Signed into law, June 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act removing the prospective repeal of child care staffing ratios and the associated waiver system and requiring the department of health and human services to provide certain notice regarding availability of the waiver. Rep. Drye, Sull. 7 COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill repeals the prospective repeal of child care staffing ratios and the associated waiver system. The bill also requires the department of health and human services to provide annual notice to child care providers of the option to request a.
From the chaptered text, May 28, 2026:
AN ACT removing the prospective repeal of child care staffing ratios and the associated waiver system and requiring the department of health and human services to provide certain notice regarding availability of the waiver. Rep. Drye, Sull. 7 COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill repeals the prospective repeal of child care staffing ratios and the associated waiver system. The bill also requires the department of health and human services to provide annual notice to child care providers of the option to request a waiver of the child care staffing requirements. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 7May2026... 1795EBA 26-3132 05/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand …
Sponsors
- Katy Peternel (R, 6) · primary sponsor