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HB1109 • 2026

(Second New Title) relative to notice requirements regarding public employee suspensions and investigations and recognizing certain positions in the department of corrections as group II positions.

(Second New Title) relative to notice requirements regarding public employee suspensions and investigations and recognizing certain positions in the department of corrections as group II positions.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Jack Flanagan (R)
Last action
2026-07-06
Official status
PASSED
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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(Second New Title) relative to notice requirements regarding public employee suspensions and investigations and recognizing certain positions in the department of corrections as group II positions.

(Second New Title) relative to notice requirements regarding public employee suspensions and investigations and recognizing certain positions in the department of corrections as group II positions.

What This Bill Does

  • (Second New Title) relative to notice requirements regarding public employee suspensions and investigations and recognizing certain positions in the department of corrections as group II positions.

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Amendments

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Amendment #2026-0620h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 39

Plain English: Amendment #2026-0620h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 39 1

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Bill History

  1. 2026-07-06 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15

  2. 2026-07-06 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 15

  3. 2026-06-23 S

    Enrolled Bill Amendment #2026-2183e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/04/2026); SJ 14

  4. 2026-06-23 H

    Enrolled Bill Amendment #2026-2183e : AA VV (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15

  5. 2026-06-04 H

    Conference Committee Report 2026-2099c: Adopted, VV 06/04/2026 HJ 15

  6. 2026-05-29 S

    Conference Committee Report #2026-2099c , Adopted, VV; 06/04/2026; SJ 14

  7. 2026-05-28 S

    Conference Committee Report Filed, #2026-2099c ; 06/04/2026

  8. 2026-05-27 H

    Conference Committee Meeting: 05/27/2026 01:00 pm GP 232

  9. 2026-05-26 H

    Conference Committee Meeting: 05/26/2026 10:30 am GP 232

  10. 2026-05-22 H

    Conferee Change: Rep. DeRoy Replaces Rep.Slottje 05/22/2026 HJ 14

  11. 2026-05-21 H

    Conferee Change: Rep. Dargie Replaces Rep. Grote 05/19/2026 HJ 13

  12. 2026-05-20 S

    Sen. Pearl Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13

  13. 2026-05-20 S

    President Appoints: Senators Pearl, Lang, Rosenwald; (In Recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13

  14. 2026-05-18 H

    House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1645s (Rep. Layon): MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  15. 2026-05-18 H

    Speaker Appoints: Reps. Layon, Slottje, C. McGuire, Grote 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  16. 2026-05-05 S

    Committee Amendment #2026-1645s , AA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11

  17. 2026-05-05 S

    Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1645s , MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11

  18. 2026-04-27 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1645s , 05/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17

  19. 2026-04-01 S

    Hearing: 04/08/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:50 am, on proposed non-germane amendment #2026-1299s ; SC 13

  20. 2026-03-19 S

    Hearing: 03/25/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:50 am; SC 11

  21. 2026-03-17 S

    Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 7

  22. 2026-03-11 H

    Amendment #2026-0620h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 39

  23. 2026-03-11 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0620h: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 39

  24. 2026-03-04 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0620h 02/11/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 10 P. 18

  25. 2026-02-05 H

    Executive Session: 02/11/2026 10:00 am GP 231

  26. 2026-01-15 H

    Public Hearing: 01/28/2026 01:45 pm GP 231

  27. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 1 P. 6

Official Summary Text

(Second New Title) relative to notice requirements regarding public employee suspensions and investigations and recognizing certain positions in the department of corrections as group II positions.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1109 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

11Mar2026... 0620h
05/07/2026 1645s
4Jun2026... 2099CofC
4Jun2026... 2183EBA
2026 SESSION
26-2551
06/09

HOUSE BILL
1109

AN ACT relative to notice requirements regarding public employee suspensions and investigations and recognizing certain positions in the department of corrections as group II positions.

SPONSORS: Rep. Flanagan, Hills. 45

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Requires a public employer to provide written notice to a public employee of the cause of their suspension and its anticipated duration, if known, requires periodic updates to the public employee until a final decision is made, and exempts public employees covered by collective bargaining agreements that establish disciplinary procedures from the notice requirement.

II. Directs that certain positions in the department of corrections be recognized by the division of personnel in the department of administrative services in the official record as group II.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2026... 0620h
05/07/2026 1645s
4Jun2026... 2099CofC
4Jun2026... 2183EBA 26-2551
06/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to notice requirements regarding public employee suspensions and investigations and recognizing certain positions in the department of corrections as group II positions.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Subdivision; Protective Legislation; Notice of Suspension of Public Employees. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 83 the following new subdivision:
Notice of Suspension of Public Employees
275:84 Suspension Notice and Investigation Updates to Public Employees.
I. If any public employee is suspended from duty, with or without pay, the public employee shall receive written notice, within 7 days of the suspension date, stating the cause of the suspension and anticipated duration, if known. The suspended public employee shall be provided with periodic updates regarding the status of their suspension every 90 days until a final decision is made.
II. This section shall apply to all public employees unless the public employee is employed under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to RSA 273-A and that agreement establishes procedures related to disciplinary actions including suspension.
III. For the purposes of this section:
(a) “Employer" means the state of New Hampshire and any of its political subdivisions.
(b) "Public employee" or "employee" means any person employed by the state or any subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to counties, cities, towns, precincts, water districts, school districts, and school administrative units.

2 Department of Corrections; Group II Recognition.
Pursuant to the provision of RSA 100-A:3, IX, the following positions in the department of corrections classified as group I positions are deemed to have met the requirement of RSA 100-A:1, VII(b) and shall be recognized by the division of personnel in the department of administrative services in the official record as group II:
Position Title Position Number
Administrator II hazard 41469
Chaplain II hazard 44264
Clinical mental health counselor 12862
Clinical mental health counselor 16330
Clinical mental health counselor 30338
Clinical mental health counselor 40893
Clinical mental health counselor 42256
Corrections counselor/case manager 44263
Electrician hazard 12940
Media generalist II 12859
Media generalist I hazard 41531
Media generalist I 44318
Prison shop manager II 12876
Program coordinator hazard 44304
Program coordinator hazard 44837
Program coordinator hazard 44838
Program coordinator hazard 44839
Registered nurse II bay weekend 12963
Registered nurse II hazard 44326
Registered nurse III hazard 44321
Registered nurse III hazard 44322
Registered nurse III hazard 44323
Registered nurse III hazard 44324
Registered nurse III hazard 44325
Registered nurse III hazard 44327
Supervisor II hazard 44310
Supervisor IV hazard 44597
TI/college professor hazard 44335

3 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect June 30, 2026.