HB 118 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
26Mar2025... 0882h
05/15/2025 1992s
05/15/2025 2186s
2025 SESSION
25-0077
09/08
HOUSE BILL 118
SPONSORS: Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12; Rep. Levesque, Straf. 4; Rep. Mandelbaum, Rock. 21; Rep. Haskins, Rock. 11; Rep. Selig, Straf. 10; Rep. Bay, Straf. 21; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 10
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill repeals various committees and commissions, and removes the house and senate members of the advisory council on child care. This bill further removes the restriction that members of the New Hampshire rare disease advisory council not serve more than 2 full consecutive terms.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26Mar2025... 0882h
05/15/2025 1992s
05/15/2025 2186s 25-0077
09/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Offshore Wind Industry Workforce Training Center Committee; Reference Deleted. Amend RSA 12-O:51-a, III to read as follows:
III. The committee shall report annually by November 1 to the governor[, the chair of the New Hampshire offshore wind and port development commission under RSA 374-F:10,] and the president of the Business and Industry Association.
2 New Hampshire Rare Disease Advisory Council Established. Amend RSA 126-A:79, III to read as follows:
III. Terms of office shall be for 3 years, except that legislative members shall serve the terms coterminous with their terms of office. [No member shall serve more than 2 full consecutive terms.]
3 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 4:9-p through 4:9-r and the subdivision heading preceding RSA 4:9-p, relative to the New Hampshire recovery monument commission.
II. RSA 10:5 through 10:10 and the subdivision heading preceding RSA 10:5, relative to the lakeshore redevelopment planning commission.
III. RSA 12-P:7-b, II(b), relative to the office of offshore wind industry development and energy innovation supporting the offshore wind commission.
IV. RSA 12-O:55-a, relative to the commission on demographic trends.
V. RSA 17-J:5, relative to the joint legislative parking garage oversight committee.
VI. RSA 72:8-f, relative to the study commission on the assessing of power generation.
VII. RSA 105-D:2-a, relative to the commission to develop recommendations for legislation to establish a single statewide entity to receive complaints alleging misconduct regarding all sworn and elected law enforcement officers.
VIII. RSA 126-A:17, II(a) and II(b), relative to the house and senate members of the advisory council on child care.
IX. RSA 127:12, relative to the commission to study the delivery of public health services through regional public health networks.
X. RSA 276-B, relative to the task force on work and family.
XI. RSA 284:6-c, relative to the study commission to study the effect of recent changes made to charitable gaming laws.
XII. RSA 329:1-f and the subdivision heading preceding it, relative to the commission to study telehealth services.
XIII. RSA 374-F:10, relative to the offshore wind and port development commission.
XIV. 2022, 278:2, relative to the repeal of the commission to study the delivery of public health services through regional public health networks.
XV. 2023, 79:586, relative to the repeal of the study commission to study the effect of recent changes made to charitable gaming laws.
XVI. 2023, 192:5 and 192:6, relative to the repeal of the joint legislative parking garage oversight commission.
XVII. 2024, 318:2, relative to the repeal of the study commission on the assessing of power generation.
I. Paragraphs V and XVII of section 3 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 11, 2025 | 2025-0357h |
| March 12, 2025 | 2025-0882h |
| May 7, 2025 | 2025-1992s |
| May 15, 2025 | 2025-2186s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 19, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 15, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendments #2025-1992s and #2025-2186s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
May 15, 2025: Sen. Perkins Kwoka Floor Amendment # 2025-2186s, AA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
May 15, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1992s, AA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
May 15, 2025: HB 118 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
May 8, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1992s, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21
April 3, 2025: Hearing: 04/09/2025, Room 103, SH, 10:40 am; SC 16
March 28, 2025: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 10
March 26, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0882h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 39
March 26, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0882h (NT): AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 39
March 14, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0882h (NT) 03/12/2025 (Vote 12-0; CC) HC 17 P. 21
Feb. 20, 2025: Executive Session: 03/12/2025 09:00 am LOB 203
Feb. 11, 2025: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-0357h: 02/19/2025 02:15 pm LOB 203
Jan. 13, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/23/2025 01:00 pm LOB 203
Jan. 6, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 2 P. 6