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HB1665 • 2026

relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings.

relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings.

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Sponsor
Daniel Popovici-Muller (R), Sanjeev Manohar (D), Yury Polozov (R), Bob Lynn (R), Karen Hegner (D), Keith Murphy (R)
Last action
Official status
SENATE
Effective date
Not listed

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relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings.

relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings.

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Official Summary Text

relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings.

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HB 1665 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

12Mar2026... 0696h
2026 SESSION
26-2980
09/06

HOUSE BILL
1665

AN ACT
relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings.

SPONSORS: Rep. Popovici-Muller, Rock. 17; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Manohar, Hills. 9; Rep. Hegner, Hills. 41; Rep. Polozov, Merr. 10; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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ANALYSIS

This bill allows for all parties to an administrative proceeding to subpoena witnesses and documents.

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12Mar2026... 0696h 26-2980
09/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings.

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

1 New Paragraph; Administrative Procedure Act; Rules for Adjudicatory Proceedings. Amend RSA 541-A:30-a by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph:
IX. All parties to an administrative hearing held pursuant to law shall have equal authority to subpoena witnesses or documents, and that authority shall be identical to the authority set forth in RSA 516:2 through RSA 516:5.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.