SB 516 New Hampshire Senate · 2026 Regular Session

relative to certain unclassified positions in the department of health and human services.

SB 516 updates specific job titles within the Department of Health and Human Services' Children's Division, removing redundant terms like "council" from "general counsel." It revises titles for staff attorney, supervising lead attorney, and supervising regional attorney positions to reflect current administrative structure. The bill makes no policy changes or funding adjustments - it solely corrects internal job descriptions. It takes effect immediately upon passage.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Nov 21, 2025 Signed Jun 22, 2026
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Version adopted by both bodies CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 2 edits
MINOR
No substantive policy changes were made between the two versions. The bill was formally enacted as Chapter 138, with section numbers renumbered from '1' and '2' to '138:1' and '138:2' to reflect its chapter status, and an approval date of June 12, 2026 was added. All other changes are formatting and layout adjustments typical of the final chaptering process.
TECHNICAL

Section numbers were renumbered from '1' and '2' to '138:1' and '138:2' to reflect the bill's assignment as Chapter 138 in the state statute compilation.

TIMELINE

An approval date of June 12, 2026 and effective date of June 12, 2026 were added at the end of the document, confirming gubernatorial signature.

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Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jun 22, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 06/12/2026; Chapter 138; Effective 06/12/2026
upper
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12 P. 10
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/22/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 18 P. 8
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 124
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2026-0117s, AA, VV; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0117s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0117s, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 3
upper
Nov 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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