SB 510 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2106
06/07
SENATE BILL 510
SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires that any designated smoking area on publicly-owned or publicly-operated property accessible to the public is constructed or maintained so that cigarette smoke is not detectable by sight or smell in any public or common area. It exempts properties or areas under state control that are not accessible to the visiting public.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2106
06/07
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Indoor Smoking Act; Smoking Prohibited. Amend RSA 155:66 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. Any publicly-owned or publicly-operated property accessible to the public shall provide, if smoking is not entirely prohibited on the premises, a designated smoking area that is constructed or maintained so that smoke is not detectable in any public or common area. This provision shall not apply to publicly-owned property or areas under state control that are not accessible to the visiting public.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
26-2106
Revised 03/26/2026
SB 510-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill has no fiscal impact on state, county
and local expenditures or revenue.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 21, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
| Jan. 21, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
| Jan. 29, 2026 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 25, 2026 | House | Hearing |
April 1, 2026: Full Committee Work Session: 04/08/2026 10:00 am GP 231
March 18, 2026: Public Hearing: 03/25/2026 11:45 am GP 231
Feb. 26, 2026: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5
Jan. 29, 2026: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
Jan. 22, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 3
Jan. 15, 2026: Hearing: 01/21/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 2
Jan. 13, 2026: Hearing: 01/21/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 2
Nov. 21, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1