SB 516 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
01/29/2026 0117s
2026 SESSION
26-2069
05/09
SENATE BILL 516
AN ACT relative to certain unclassified positions in the department of health and human services.
SPONSORS: Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill revises the job title for certain positions in the department of health and human services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01/29/2026 0117s 26-2069
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to certain unclassified positions in the department of health and human services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 State Officers; Compensation; Position Title. Amend the following position titles in RSA 94:1-a, I(b) to read as follows:
DD Department of health and human services staff attorney, division for children youth and
services, bureau of general [council] counsel
EE Department of health and human services [supervising staff] lead attorney, division for
children, youth, and families, bureau of
general [council] counsel
FF Department of health and human services supervising regional attorney, division for
children, youth, and families, bureau of
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Jan. 16, 2026 | 2026-0117s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 14, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
| Jan. 14, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote |
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 with Amendment #2026-0117s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
Jan. 29, 2026: Committee Amendment # 2026-0117s, AA, VV; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
Jan. 16, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0117s, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 3
Jan. 8, 2026: Hearing: 01/14/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am; SC 1
Jan. 6, 2026: Hearing: 01/14/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am; SC 1
Nov. 21, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1