NH Bill Summaries
New Hampshire legislators have requested hundreds of bills for 2021. The legislature has yet to publish all of the bill texts. Citizens Count will continue to add bills to this page as their text is released. Our analysts read every single bill and summarize it in plain language so you can easily discover what's really up for debate. Interested in testifying for or against a bill this year? Read our tutorial.
| Bill Number | Became Law? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 253 (2021) | Active | Require body cameras for law enforcement |
| HB 254 (2021) | Active | Limit juvenile detention at Sununu Youth Services Center |
| HB 255 (2021) | Active | Limited liability for businesses related to COVID-19 exposure |
| HB 256 (2021) | Active | Add Londonderry to PFAS impact commission |
| HB 257 (2021) | Active | Restrict political activities and statements by schools and school employees |
| HB 258 (2021) | Active | Requires an employer to permit an employee to electronically sign or… |
| HB 259 (2021) | No | Allows an employee to purchase optional or alternative uniforms offered… |
| HB 260 (2021) | Active | Eliminate requirement for front license plates |
| HB 261 (2021) | Active | Loosen apprenticeship requirements |
| HB 262 (2021) | Active | Requires local bylaws and ordinances to state the enabling state law. |
| HB 263 (2021) | Active | Various campaign finance changes |
| HB 264 (2021) | Active | Requires health care providers to provide a cost quote for non-emergency… |
| HB 265 (2021) | Active | Require bottled water to meet public drinking water standards |
| HB 266 (2021) | Active | Require enforcement of federal immigration law at local level |
| HB 267 (2021) | Active | Acoustic standards for schools |
| HB 268 (2021) | Active | Require bicycles to travel on the left, facing traffic |
| HB 269 (2021) | Active | Prohibits the abandonment of underwater cables. |
| HB 270 (2021) | Active | Expand access to post-conviction DNA testing |
| HB 271 (2021) | Active | Change references to PFAS |
| HB 272 (2021) | Active | Regulate CBD and hemp products |
| HB 273 (2021) | Active | Proclaims May 13, 2021 as Youth Franchise and Youth Officeholder Day in… |
| HB 274 (2021) | No | Add 5% state contribution to teacher, police, and fire retirement funds |
| HB 275 (2021) | Active | Restrict governor's emergency powers and add legislative oversight |
| HB 276 (2021) | Active | Repeal law requiring schools to provide menstrual hygiene products |
| HB 277 (2021) | Active | Allow legislature to end state of emergency order by petition with simple majority |
