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Introduced
11/21/2025
11/21/2025
In Committee
02/11/2026
02/11/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill makes changes to the state commission for human rights.
AI Summary
This bill of makes several modifications to the stateCommNew Hampshire State Commission for Human Rights (Human's structure and operations. The bill removes the requirement that the the the of be licensed attorney allowing more flexibility inaria chair selection. The bill provides new provisions for establishing an executive director and assistant and an assistant executive director,,, both of whom be will nominated nominated by theCommcommission and appointed by the governor and the governor with council consent. The executive director will serve a 5-ra-year term year term while the assistant assistant executive director will have an initial 2 -followed by 5-yeardering terms. The bill bill also outates requires reporting requirements that were previously previously mandated, which included specific performance metrics and audit follow-details. The bill also also modifies the complaint processing procedures, allowing the stating that commission may decline to accept complaints that complaints that do not allege aege an unlawful limful discrimindiscriminatory practice, practice. The billind, bill includes provisions to how complaints are investigated investigated, and resolve, including settlement negotiationsotparties to resolve differences through negotiations. Two final also repebill reperepeals a previously established temporary human rights rights commission advisory committee and becomes will take effect onsixty days after its passage.
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Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Refer to Interim Study, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 02/19/2026; Senate Journal 4 (on 02/12/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1411&inflect=2 |
| BillText | https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2026&id=1411&txtFormat=html |
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