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SB568 • 2026

(New Title) relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks.

(New Title) relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of 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
Bill Gannon (R), Regina Birdsell (R), Susan Porcelli (R), Howard Pearl (r), Tim McGough (R), Kimberly Rice (R), Timothy Lang (R), Keith Murphy (R), Jennifer Rhodes (R), Sharon Carson (R), Laurence Miner (R), Katelyn Kuttab (R), Daryl Abbas (R)
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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(New Title) relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks.

(New Title) relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks.

What This Bill Does

  • (New Title) relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 S

    Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 107; Effective 07/27/2026

  2. 2026-05-18 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  3. 2026-05-18 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13

  4. 2026-04-09 H

    Ought to Pass : MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 13

  5. 2026-03-20 H

    Executive Session: 03/18/2026 01:00 pm GP 231

  6. 2026-03-20 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/18/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC)

  7. 2026-03-10 H

    Public Hearing: 03/18/2026 01:00 pm GP 231

  8. 2026-02-26 H

    Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 127

  9. 2026-02-05 S

    Committee Amendment #2026-0384s , AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3

  10. 2026-02-05 S

    Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0384s , MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/05/2026; SJ 3

  11. 2026-01-29 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0384s , 02/05/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 4

  12. 2026-01-20 S

    Hearing: 01/28/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am; SC 3

  13. 2025-11-24 S

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

Official Summary Text

(New Title) relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 107
SB 568 - FINAL VERSION

02/05/2026 0384s
2026 SESSION
26-2175
12/06

SENATE BILL
568

AN ACT
relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks.

SPONSORS: Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Rep. L. Miner, Rock. 7; Rep. Porcelli, Rock. 19; Rep. Rice, Hills. 38; Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill authorizes department of safety employees who are designated by the commissioner and authorized to receive criminal conviction information to obtain such information from state police for the processing of employee candidate background checks.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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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.
02/05/2026 0384s 26-2175
12/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks.

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

107:1 Department of Safety; Employee Candidate Background Checks; Reporting Modified. 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.

107:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 28, 2026
Effective Date: July 27, 2026