Revision: Dec. 18, 2025, 1:57 p.m.
HB 1805-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2418
09/07
HOUSE BILL 1805-FN
AN ACT relative to physical fitness performance requirements for certified law enforcement officers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Colby, Merr. 9; Rep. Damon, Sull. 8; Rep. Darby, Hills. 11; Rep. Trottier, Belk. 8; Rep. Bricchi, Merr. 15
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill extends the time for which law enforcement officers must pass a physical fitness test from every 3 years to every 5 years. This bill further allows officers who have served as a certified law enforcement officer for a designated number of years to obtain a permanent physical fitness waiver upon the officer's request.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2418
09/07
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to physical fitness performance requirements for certified law enforcement officers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Police Standards and Training Council; Physical Fitness Tests; Waivers. Amend RSA 106-L:6, IX-X to read as follows:
IX. Beginning January 1, 2001, the police standards and training council shall require that all certified police officers, state corrections officers, and probation-parole officers, hired after that date, as a condition of continued certification and employment every [3] 5 years pass a physical fitness performance test administered by the hiring authority or the council, according to protocols adopted by the council.
X. Any officer who is unable to meet the physical fitness performance requirements of paragraph IX may request an additional physical fitness performance test administered by the council. If the officer is still unable to meet the standards, such officer's certification shall be placed in a probationary status for a period of up to 2 years, during which time the officer may request re-examination at any time. If, following the 2-year period, the officer is still unable to meet the standards, the officer's certification shall be suspended until such time as such officer is able to pass the physical performance test. Any officer who has served as a certified law enforcement for 19 years or more shall be granted a permanent physical fitness waiver upon the officer's request.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
26-2418
12/16/25
HB 1805-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to physical fitness performance requirements for certified law enforcement officers.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from the Police Standards and Training Council. The Council was initially contacted on 12/19/25 for a fiscal note worksheet, with follow-up contact made on 12/9/25. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Police Standards and Training Council