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SB600 • 2026

requiring the governor to submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget report about the general and education trust funds to the general court fiscal committee.

requiring the governor to submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget report about the general and education trust funds to the general court fiscal committee.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
James Gray (R), Cindy Rosenwald (D)
Last action
2026-06-22
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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requiring the governor to submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget report about the general and education trust funds to the general court fiscal committee.

requiring the governor to submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget report about the general and education trust funds to the general court fiscal committee.

What This Bill Does

  • requiring the governor to submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget report about the general and education trust funds to the general court fiscal committee.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-22 S

    Signed by the Governor on 06/12/2026; Chapter 141; Effective 08/11/2026

  2. 2026-05-28 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 05/21/2026 HJ 14

  3. 2026-05-28 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/21/2026); SJ 14

  4. 2026-05-07 H

    Ought to Pass : MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12

  5. 2026-04-28 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/27/2026 (Vote 24-0; CC) HC 18 P. 8

  6. 2026-04-14 H

    Division I Work Session: 04/20/2026 10:00 am GP 234

  7. 2026-04-14 H

    Executive Session: 04/27/2026 01:00 pm GP 230

  8. 2026-04-07 H

    Public Hearing: 04/13/2026 10:15 am GP 230

  9. 2026-03-16 H

    Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Finance HJ 8 P. 114

  10. 2026-03-06 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/12/2026; SJ 6

  11. 2026-03-05 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/12/2026; Vote 7-0; CC; SC 9

  12. 2026-01-14 S

    Hearing: 01/20/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 1

  13. 2025-11-25 S

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

Official Summary Text

requiring the governor to submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget report about the general and education trust funds to the general court fiscal committee.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 141
SB 600-FN - FINAL VERSION

2026 SESSION
26-2097
07/08

SENATE BILL
600-FN

AN ACT

requiring the governor to submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget report about the general and education trust funds to the general court fiscal committee.

SPONSORS: Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13

COMMITTEE: Finance

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ANALYSIS

This bill requires the governor to submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget report about the general and education trust funds to the general court fiscal committee.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2097
07/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT

requiring the governor to submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget report about the general and education trust funds to the general court fiscal committee.

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

141:1 New Section; The State and Its Government; Powers of the Governor and Council in Certain Cases; Quarterly Fiscal Reports. Amend RSA 4 by inserting after section 48 the following new section:
4:49 Quarterly Fiscal Reports. The office of the governor, beginning October 1, 2026, in consultation with the commissioner of administrative services, shall submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget status report regarding the general and education trust funds to the fiscal committee of the general court. Said reports shall include information about the following:
I. Actual general and education trust fund unrestricted revenues as compared to the official revenue plan for the current fiscal year;
II. Estimated general and education trust fund unrestricted revenues as compared to the official revenue plan for the remainder of the current fiscal year;
III. Actual general and education trust fund appropriation warrants as reported on the department of administrative services warrant summary for the current fiscal year;
IV. Estimated additional general and education trust fund appropriation warrants for the remainder of the current fiscal year; and
V. Projected general fund lapse estimates as compared to budget estimates for the current fiscal year.

141:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 12, 2026
Effective Date: August 11, 2026