repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.
SB 426 repeals the permissible fireworks advisory committee, which was established under RSA 160-C:13. This bill removes the committee's existence from state law by deleting references to it in RSA 160-C:16, I(a). The repeal has no effect on current fireworks regulations or sales rules, as the committee's role was procedural. This is a straightforward procedural change with no new policy impacts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Nov 21, 2025
Signed May 12, 2026
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No substantive policy changes were made between the version adopted by both bodies and the final chaptered version. The bill was assigned Chapter 59, section numbers were updated to include the chapter prefix (e.g., 1 became 59:1), and approval/effective dates were added. All formatting differences are purely cosmetic alignment adjustments.
TECHNICAL
Section numbers were renumbered from plain sequential (1, 2, 3) to chapter-prefixed format (59:1, 59:2, 59:3) as part of the standard process of enacting a bill into a chaptered law.
TIMELINE
Approval date (May 08, 2026) and effective date (July 07, 2026) were added at the end of the document, which is standard for chaptered laws.
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Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 05/08/2026; Chapter 59; Effective 07/07/2026
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 12
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/18/2026 (Vote 12-0; CC)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 124
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 3
upper
Nov 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Debra Altschiller
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Muns
DDemocratic
Co
Howard Pearl
RRepublican
Co
Peggy Balboni
DDemocratic
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