NH Bill Summaries
New Hampshire legislators vote on over 1,000 bills each year. Our analysts read every single bill and summarize it in plain language so you can easily discover what's really up for debate. Click a bill number below for more detailed information on the legislation, such as hearing dates and recent votes. Most of the information you see on a Citizens Count bill page is pulled directly from the official New Hampshire legislative database on the General Court’s website, updated daily. Click here to learn more about how we summarize and update New Hampshire bills.
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| Bill Number | Became Law? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 589 (2026) | Active | Create task force on grid modernization and transport electrification |
| SB 590 (2026) | Active | Allow municipal revolving funds for electric aggregation |
| SB 591 (2026) | Active | Allow electric utilities to own generation facilities |
| SB 592 (2026) | Active | Enable planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors |
| SB 593 (2026) | Active | Grant state exclusive authority over landfill expansions |
| SB 594 (2026) | Active | Restrict use of ice-inhibiting agitators in public waters |
| SB 595 (2026) | Active | Establish remediation pathway for water system testing schedule |
| SB 596 (2026) | Active | Ban smoking at Hampton Beach State Park |
| SB 597 (2026) | Active | Cap utility rate hikes and mandate performance incentives |
| SB 598 (2026) | Active | Create task force for cyanobacteria mitigation funding |
| SB 599 (2026) | Active | Prioritize Renewable Energy Fund for admin and commercial projects |
| SB 600 (2026) | Active | Mandate quarterly governor's budget report to fiscal committee |
| SB 601 (2026) | Active | Require state to cover 7.5% of retirement costs for teachers, police, and firefighters |
| SB 602 (2026) | Active | Direct state to withhold money owed to the federal government if an executive order cuts off federal funds |
| SB 603 (2026) | Active | Direct DHHS to cover any federal cuts to SNAP |
| SB 604 (2026) | Active | Send funds to university system, community colleges |
| SB 605 (2026) | Active | Give local government 36 months to pay special assessment from pooled risk management program |
| SB 606 (2026) | Active | Require insurance to cover biomarker testing |
| SB 607 (2026) | Active | Match length of short-term health insurance to federal limits |
| SB 608 (2026) | Active | Expand eligibility for some support programs, such as child care scholarships, for family members providing care |
| SB 609 (2026) | Active | Require screening and treatment plan for venous thromboembolism, establish statewide venous thromboembolism registry |
| SB 610 (2026) | Active | Various changes to state insurance laws |
| SB 611 (2026) | Active | Require DHHS to annually establish rates for Medicaid state plan case management services |
| SB 612 (2026) | Active | Modify long-term care eligibility by considering moibility, requiring determination from primary care |
| SB 613 (2026) | Active | Revise notice requirement law for health care facility near critical access hospital |
