Revision: March 4, 2026, 2:15 p.m.
Rep. Layon, Rock. 13
January 28, 2026
2026-0390h
09/08
Amendment to HB 1312
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
1 New Paragraph; Office of Professional Licensure and Certification; Board Subcommittees. Amend RSA 310:2 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. With the approval of the executive director, any board may establish a subcommittee or subcommittees for the purpose of reviewing and making recommendations on matters which could be handled by the full board. The office shall determine the composition and duration of any subcommittee, the frequency of its meetings, other logistics, and resources used for it based upon rules adopted by the executive director pursuant to RSA 541-a.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following and renumbering the original sections 3 and 4 to read as 4 and 5, respectively:
3 Office of Professional Licensure and Certification; Rulemaking Authority. Amend RSA 310:6, II to read as follows:
II. Such organizational and procedural rules necessary to administer the boards in the office, including rules governing the administration of complaints and investigations, hearings, disciplinary and non-disciplinary proceedings, manufactured housing dispute resolution, inspections, payment processing procedures, board subcommittees, and application procedures. For purposes of this paragraph, "manufactured housing dispute resolution" means a program for the timely resolution of disputes between manufacturers, retailers, and installers of manufactured homes, including the issuance of appropriate orders, regarding responsibility for the correction or repair of defects in manufactured homes for defects that are reported during the one-year period beginning on the date of installation.
2026-0390h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Authorizes boards under the purview of the office of professional licensure and certification to establish subcommittees, subject to rules established by the office.
II. Removes the authority of the board of registration in optometry to modify the list of approved pharmaceuticals for use by optometrists.
III. Removes the authority of the board of accountancy to establish administrative fines by rule.