SB 487 New Hampshire Senate · 2026 Regular Session

allowing credit union members to pay members of the board of directors for their services as a board member.

SB 487 amends New Hampshire law to allow credit unions to pay their board members for serving on the board, which is currently prohibited. The bill removes the existing restriction preventing such payments, enabling credit union members (the owners) to set the compensation amount at an annual meeting. This change directly affects credit unions and their board members by making board service compensable, rather than requiring it to be voluntary. The law now permits credit unions to establish board compensation as part of their operational structure.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Nov 21, 2025 Signed Jun 24, 2026
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Version adopted by both bodies CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 2 edits
MINOR
No substantive policy changes were made between the adopted version and the final chaptered version. The bill was simply assigned Chapter 188, reformatted for the final enrolled version, and given an official approval date (June 19, 2026) and effective date (August 18, 2026). All legal provisions remain identical.
TIMELINE

The governor's approval date (June 19, 2026) and the calculated effective date (August 18, 2026, which is 60 days after passage as required by the bill itself) were added to the final version.

TECHNICAL

Section numbers were renumbered from generic '1' and '2' to chapter-specific '188:1' and '188:2', reflecting the assignment of Chapter 188 when the bill was enrolled as law.

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Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jun 24, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 06/19/2026; Chapter 188; Effective 08/18/2026
upper
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 2
lower
May 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/29/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 19 P. 7
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Work Session: 04/21/2026 01:15 pm GP 229
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 5 P. 124
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/19/2026; SJ 4
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/19/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6
upper
Nov 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 1
upper
0 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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