relative to applications for licenses to carry a loaded pistol or revolver and relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners.

The entire section on the governor's commission on addiction, treatment, and prevention was dropped. This had added two public members (one with gaming addiction expertise, one in long-term recovery) and made the faith-based community representative a voting member.

The specific reference to 'form DSSP 85, as revised in March 2017' was removed from the pistol/revolver license application requirements. The bill now simply refers to 'the state of New Hampshire application for pistol/revolver license' without pinning it to a particular form version.

A new section requires the department of safety to enter into rulemaking under RSA 541-A to develop a form consistent with the bill's requirements for what information can be collected from applicants.

Effective dates were added: Sections 1, 2, and 5 (pistol/revolver license changes and prospective repeal) take effect January 1, 2027; Section 3 (dental board composition) takes effect September 1, 2027; the remainder takes effect upon passage.

A prospective repeal of RSA 159:6, IV (an existing rulemaking authority provision for creating a new form) was added, likely to avoid conflict with the new rulemaking requirement in the bill.

The bill's scope expanded from a single topic (pistol/revolver license application forms) to three separate topics, adding dental board composition and addiction commission membership.

The reference form for pistol/revolver license applications was updated from the December 2009 version of DSSP 85 to the March 2017 version, meaning the baseline for what information may be requested on the application now reflects a more recent form.

A new section mandates that the board of dental examiners (9 members total: 6 dentists, 2 dental hygienists, 1 public member) must include at least one general dentist and one dentist with a current permit to administer general anesthesia and deep sedation. No member may serve more than 2 consecutive terms.

A new section expands the governor's commission on addiction, treatment, and prevention from 7 to 9 public members by adding one member with expertise in gaming addiction (appointed by the governor) and increasing long-term recovery members from 1 to 2 (both appointed by the governor).