SB 502 New Hampshire Senate · 2026 Regular Session

removing references to the department of business and economic affairs and the office of planning and development, and makes various changes to how certain committees and commissions participate or operate.

SB 502 updates outdated references in New Hampshire state law by removing mentions of the "Department of Business and Economic Affairs" and "Office of Planning and Development." It specifically amends statutes related to the Department of Energy, Geographic Information System committees, and regional planning commissions to reflect current department structures (replacing "Office of Planning and Development" with "Division of Planning and Community Development" under the Department of Business and Economic Affairs). This is an administrative correction to ensure legal references match the state's current organizational structure. The bill affects how state agencies and commissions are referenced in statutes but does not create new policies or funding.

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

Jun 2026

Introduced Nov 21, 2025 Signed Jun 24, 2026

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Version adopted by both bodies → CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 3 edits

MINOR

This diff represents the transition from the version adopted by both legislative bodies to the final chaptered version (Chapter 190). The substantive policy content is unchanged; the differences are primarily formatting and numbering changes that occur when a bill is assigned its official chapter number for publication in the session laws. One minor technical correction was made to a statutory cross-reference.

TECHNICAL

Section numbers were renumbered from sequential (1, 2, 3, etc.) to chapter-based format (190:1, 190:2, 190:3, etc.), which is standard when a bill receives its official chapter number.

A cross-reference in the first section was corrected from 'RSA 4-F:1, I(a)(6)' to 'RSA 4-F:1, II(a)(6)', changing which subsection of that statute is being amended.

The bill was assigned Chapter 190 and all page headers were updated to reflect the final chaptered version format.

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Amendments

Jun 24, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor on 06/19/2026; Chapter 190; Effective 08/18/2026

upper

Jun 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1988e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/21/2026); SJ 14

upper

May 18, 2026

Introduced

Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1988e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 146

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 9

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/08/2026 (Vote 14-0; 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

Committee Amendment # 2026-0116s, AA, VV; 01/29/2026; SJ 2

upper

Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0116s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2

upper

Jan 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0116s, 01/29/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 3

upper

Nov 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1

upper

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors