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SB426 • 2026

repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.

repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Debra Altschiller (D), Peggy Balboni (D), Chris Muns (D), Howard Pearl (r)
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.

repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.

What This Bill Does

  • repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-12 S

    Signed by the Governor on 05/08/2026; Chapter 59; Effective 07/07/2026

  2. 2026-04-28 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/23/2026); SJ 11

  3. 2026-04-09 H

    Ought to Pass : MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 12

  4. 2026-03-20 H

    Executive Session: 03/18/2026 10:20 am GP 231

  5. 2026-03-20 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/18/2026 (Vote 12-0; CC)

  6. 2026-03-10 H

    Public Hearing: 03/18/2026 10:20 am GP 231

  7. 2026-02-26 H

    Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 124

  8. 2026-01-29 S

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

  9. 2026-01-16 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 3

  10. 2026-01-08 S

    Hearing: 01/14/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:40 am; SC 1

  11. 2025-11-21 S

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1

Official Summary Text

repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 59
SB 426 - FINAL VERSION

2026 SESSION
26-2250
05/06

SENATE BILL
426

AN ACT
repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.

SPONSORS: Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. Balboni, Rock. 38; Rep. Muns, Rock. 29

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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ANALYSIS

This bill repeals the permissible fireworks advisory committee.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2250
05/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.

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

59:1 Reference Removed. Amend RSA 160-C:16, I(a) to read as follows:
I.(a) The commissioner may, upon the recommendation of the state fire marshal or the director of state police, at any time [
and with notice to the permissible fireworks advisory committee
], suspend from retail sale or otherwise order the removal from retail sale of any permissible firework item that poses an imminent threat to life and property.

59:2 Repeal. RSA 160-C:13, relative to the permissible fireworks advisory committee, is repealed.

59:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 08, 2026
Effective Date: July 07, 2026