Revision: Feb. 3, 2026, 10:48 a.m.
Rep. Grote, Rock. 24
Rep. Layon, Rock. 13
January 28, 2026
2026-0360h
07/09
Amendment to HB 1259
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
1 New Hampshire Accountancy Act; Definitions. Amend RSA 309-B:3, XVIII and XIX to read as follows:
XVIII. ["Substantial equivalency" is a determination by the office or its designee that the education, examination, and experience requirements contained in the statutes and administrative rules of another jurisdiction are comparable to or exceed the education, examination, and experience requirements contained in the Uniform Accountancy Act, or that the individual certified public accountant's education, examination, and experience qualifications are comparable to or exceed the education, examination, and experience requirements contained in the Uniform Accountancy Act. In ascertaining substantial equivalency as used in this statute, the office shall take into account the qualifications without regard to the sequence in which experience, education, or examination requirements were attained.
XIX.] "Uniform Accountancy Act" means the [May 2014] ninth edition of the model legislation developed jointly by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, published in July 2025.
Amend the bill by replacing section 6 with the following:
6 Repeal. RSA 309-B:7, VI and VII, relative to substantial equivalent foreign designation applicants, is repealed.