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HB1363 • 2026

relative to employee candidate background checks.

relative to employee candidate background checks.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Terry Roy (R), Dennis Mannion (R), Jennifer Rhodes (R), Ricky Devoid (R), Kathleen Paquette (R), Regina Birdsell (R), Richard Lascelles (R), Sherri Reinfurt (R), Bill Gannon (R)
Last action
2026-06-24
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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relative to employee candidate background checks.

relative to employee candidate background checks.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to employee candidate background checks.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment #2026-0712h : AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 7

Plain English: Amendment #2026-0712h : AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 7 1

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-24 H

    Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 167; eff. 08/18/2026

  2. 2026-06-10 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14

  3. 2026-06-10 H

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

  4. 2026-06-03 S

    Enrolled Bill Amendment #2026-2128e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/21/2026); SJ 14

  5. 2026-06-03 H

    Enrolled Bill Amendment #2026-2128e : AA VV (in recess of) 05/21/2026 HJ 14

  6. 2026-05-07 H

    House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1547s (Rep. Rhodes): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12

  7. 2026-04-21 S

    Committee Amendment #2026-1547s , AA, VV; 04/23/2026; SJ 10

  8. 2026-04-21 S

    Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1547s , MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/23/2026; SJ 10

  9. 2026-04-17 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1547s , 04/23/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15A

  10. 2026-04-01 S

    Hearing: 04/09/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 14

  11. 2026-03-06 S

    Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 6

  12. 2026-03-05 H

    Amendment #2026-0712h : AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 7

  13. 2026-03-05 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0712h: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 7

  14. 2026-02-24 H

    Executive Session: 01/21/2026 02:00 pm GP 159

  15. 2026-02-24 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0712h 02/13/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 9 P. 7

  16. 2026-01-15 H

    Public Hearing: 01/21/2026 02:00 pm GP 159

  17. 2025-12-02 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 17

Official Summary Text

relative to employee candidate background checks.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 167
HB 1363 - FINAL VERSION

5Mar2026... 0712h
04/23/2026 1547s
21May2026... 2128EBA
2026 SESSION
26-3089
09/06

HOUSE BILL
1363

AN ACT
relative to employee candidate background checks.

SPONSORS: Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Devoid, Merr. 1; Rep. Lascelles, Hills. 14; Rep. D. Mannion, Rock. 25; Rep. Paquette, Hills. 25; Rep. Reinfurt, Hills. 29; Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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ANALYSIS

This bill authorizes the commissioner of the department of safety to designate an authorized person to receive criminal conviction information during background investigations.

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5Mar2026... 0712h
04/23/2026 1547s
21May2026... 2128EBA 26-3089
09/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT

relative to employee candidate background checks.

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

167:1 Division of Safety; Employee Candidate Background Checks. Amend RSA 21-P:15-c, III to read as follows:
III. To obtain a state records check only, the department shall submit a state criminal history records release form to the division of state police. To obtain both the federal and the state records check, the department shall submit the criminal history records release form and applicant fingerprint card to the division of state police, which shall conduct a criminal history records check through its records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon completion of the background investigation, the division of state police shall report any criminal conviction information to the commissioner
or to a department of safety employee as designated by the commissioner who is authorized to receive criminal conviction information
. The department may submit fingerprint information electronically, in accordance with procedures established by the division of state police. The department shall maintain the confidentiality and security of all criminal history records information received pursuant to this paragraph.

167:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 19, 2026
Effective Date: August 18, 2026