SB 568 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/05/2026 0384s
2026 SESSION
26-2175
12/06
SENATE BILL 568
SPONSORS: Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Rep. L. Miner, Rock. 7; Rep. Porcelli, Rock. 19; Rep. Rice, Hills. 38; Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill authorizes department of safety employees who are designated by the commissioner and authorized to receive criminal conviction information to obtain such information from state police for the processing of employee candidate background checks.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/05/2026 0384s 26-2175
12/06
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 Department of Safety; Employee Candidate Background Checks; Reporting Modified. Amend RSA 21-P:15-c, III to read as follows:
III. To obtain a state records check only, the department shall submit a state criminal history records release form to the division of state police. To obtain both the federal and the state records check, the department shall submit the criminal history records release form and applicant fingerprint card to the division of state police, which shall conduct a criminal history records check through its records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon completion of the background investigation, the division of state police shall report any criminal conviction information to the commissioner or to a department of safety employee as designated by the commissioner who is authorized to receive criminal conviction information. The department may submit fingerprint information electronically, in accordance with procedures established by the division of state police. The department shall maintain the confidentiality and security of all criminal history records information received pursuant to this paragraph.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2026 | 2026-0384s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 5, 2026 | Senate | Floor Vote |
Feb. 5, 2026: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0384s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
Feb. 5, 2026: Committee Amendment # 2026-0384s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
Jan. 29, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0384s, 02/05/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 4
Jan. 20, 2026: Hearing: 01/28/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am; SC 3
Nov. 24, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1