SB 451 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2081
07/08
SENATE BILL 451
AN ACT amending the title of the position of senior deputy secretary of state.
SPONSORS: Sen. Gray, Dist 6
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill amends the title of the position of senior deputy secretary of state.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2081
07/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT amending the title of the position of senior deputy secretary of state.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 The State and Its Government; Department and Secretary of State; Senior Deputy Secretary of State. Amend RSA 5:2-a to read as follows:
5:2-a [Senior] Special Deputy Secretary of State. The secretary of state may appoint a [senior] special deputy secretary of state who shall serve for not more than 90 days in any one fiscal year. The [senior] special deputy secretary of state appointed under this section shall exercise the duties and functions delegated to [him] them, and all duties and functions exercised by [him] them while so acting shall have the same validity and effect as though performed by the secretary of state.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 14, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
| Jan. 14, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote |
Jan. 16, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 3
Jan. 8, 2026: Hearing: 01/14/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 1
Jan. 6, 2026: Hearing: 01/14/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 1
Nov. 21, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1