SB 516 - AS INTRODUCED
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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ANALYSIS
This bill revises the job title for certain positions in the department of health and human services.
This bill also repeals the prospective repeal of the phase in schedule for appointment of counsel.
The bill is a request of 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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
general [council] counsel
2 Repeal. RSA 2024, 296:6, I, relative to the prospective repeal of the phase-in schedule for appointment of counsel, is repealed.
3 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 |
Jan. 16, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0117; Vote 4-0; CC
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