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SB418 • 2026

(New Title) prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.

(New Title) prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Victoria Sullivan (R), Tim McGough (R), Steven Kesselring (R), Timothy Lang (R), Howard Pearl (r), Kathleen Paquette (R), Keith Murphy (R), Judy Aron (R), Mark Warden (R), Daniel Innis (R), Matt Sabourin dit Choinière (R)
Last action
2026-07-09
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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(New Title) prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.

(New Title) prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.

What This Bill Does

  • (New Title) prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment #2026-1481h : AA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13

Plain English: Amendment #2026-1481h : AA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 1

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Bill History

  1. 2026-07-09 S

    Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 246; Effective 07/02/2026

  2. 2026-06-17 H

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

  3. 2026-06-17 S

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

  4. 2026-05-21 S

    Sen. Innis Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13

  5. 2026-05-14 H

    Amendment #2026-1481h : AA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  6. 2026-05-14 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1481h: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  7. 2026-05-06 H

    Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:00 am GP 153

  8. 2026-05-06 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1481h (NT) 05/05/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 19 P. 13

  9. 2026-04-28 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 05/05/2026 10:00 am GP 153

  10. 2026-04-21 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 04/28/2026 10:00 am GP 153

  11. 2026-04-08 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 04/14/2026 01:30 pm GP 153

  12. 2026-04-01 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 04/07/2026 01:00 pm GP 153

  13. 2026-03-18 H

    Public Hearing: 03/31/2026 10:30 am GP 153

  14. 2026-02-26 H

    Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 5 P. 124

  15. 2026-01-29 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2

  16. 2026-01-20 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 3

  17. 2025-12-08 S

    Hearing: 01/13/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:15 am; SC 46

  18. 2025-11-21 S

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 1

Official Summary Text

(New Title) prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 246
SB 418 - FINAL VERSION

14May2026... 1481h
2026 SESSION
26-2021
08/05

SENATE BILL
418

AN ACT
prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.

SPONSORS: Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Sabourin, Rock. 30; Rep. Kesselring, Hills. 18; Rep. Paquette, Hills. 25; Rep. Warden, Hills. 39

COMMITTEE: Commerce

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14May2026... 1481h 26-2021
08/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.

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

246:1 New Paragraph; Local Regulations; Homestead Food Licenses. Amend RSA 147:1 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. Neither the governing body of a municipality nor the health officers of a town or city under RSA 47:12 shall make regulations requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for activities or products that are exempt under RSA 143‑A:12 or RSA 143-A:5, VII.

246:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: July 02, 2026
Effective Date: July 02, 2026