HB 1484 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2690
06/08
HOUSE BILL 1484
AN ACT establishing a state minimum wage and providing for incremental increases.
SPONSORS: Rep. Staub, Hills. 25; Rep. D. Germana, Ches. 1; Rep. Schultz, Merr. 29; Rep. Seibert, Hills. 21; Sen. Long, Dist 20
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a state minimum wage and provides for incremental increases.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2690
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT establishing a state minimum wage and providing for incremental increases.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Minimum Hourly Rate. RSA 279:21 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
279:21 Minimum Hourly Rate.
I. Unless otherwise provided by statute, no person, firm, or corporation shall employ any employee at an hourly rate lower than the greater of:
(a) The minimum hourly rate established under the federal minimum wage law, as amended; or
(b) The minimum hourly rate established in paragraph?II.
II. The minimum hourly rate under this section shall be:
(a) Beginning September?1,?2026,?$12.00?per?hour.
(b) Beginning January?1,?2027,?$14.00?per?hour.
(c) Beginning January?1,?2028,?$15.50?per?hour.
(d) Beginning January?1,?2029,?$17.00?per?hour.
III. Each successive rate set forth in paragraph? II shall supersede the rate previously in effect, and that rate shall remain in effect until amended by a subsequent act of the general court.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 20, 2026 | 2026-0554h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 10, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 10, 2026 | House | Floor Vote |
March 12, 2026: Remove from Table (Rep. N. Germana): MF RC 159-183 03/12/2026 HJ 8
March 5, 2026: Lay HB1484 on Table (Rep. Creighton): MA RC 180-153 03/05/2026 HJ 6
Feb. 24, 2026: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0554h
Feb. 24, 2026: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/10/2026 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 9 P. 42
Feb. 5, 2026: Executive Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 159
Jan. 28, 2026: Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 02:30 pm GP 159
Dec. 5, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services