relative to employee candidate background checks.
HB 1363 amends New Hampshire law to allow the Department of Safety commissioner to designate an authorized person (not just the commissioner) to receive criminal conviction information from background checks for employee candidates. This directly affects state agencies and employers conducting background checks, streamlining how they receive sensitive criminal history data. The bill permits electronic fingerprint submissions and requires strict confidentiality for all criminal history records, while maintaining the existing process for state and federal background checks through the Division of State Police. The change aims to provide flexibility for employers without altering the core background check procedures.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Dec 2, 2025
Signed Jun 24, 2026
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No substantive policy changes were made between the version adopted by both bodies and the final chaptered version. The only changes are the assignment of Chapter 167, renumbering of sections (1→167:1, 2→167:2), and the addition of formal approval and effective dates. The actual legal text is identical.
TECHNICAL
Section numbers were renumbered from '1' and '2' to '167:1' and '167:2' to reflect the assigned chapter number (Chapter 167).
TIMELINE
Formal approval date (June 19, 2026) and effective date (August 18, 2026) were added at the end of the document, consistent with the 60-day effective period stated in the bill.
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Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Jun 24, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 167; eff. 08/18/2026
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Introduced
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2128e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 39
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2128e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/21/2026); SJ 14
upper
May 7, 2026
Introduced
House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1547s (Rep. Rhodes): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12 P. 4
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2026-1547s, AA, VV; 04/23/2026; SJ 10
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1547s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/23/2026; SJ 10
upper
Apr 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1547s, 04/23/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15A
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 6
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0712h: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 7
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2026-0712h: AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 7
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0712h 02/13/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 9 P. 7
lower
Dec 2, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 17
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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