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Senate committee approves amendments to modernize administrative-rules process in SB 486

New Hampshire Senate - Executive Departments & Administration (EDNA) · January 9, 2026
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Summary

Lawmakers advanced SB 486, a bill described by its sponsor as housekeeping to streamline administrative-rule updates and allow interim rules to take effect when statutes change; a committee amendment on interim rule timing was adopted and the bill was moved out of committee.

The Senate Executive Departments & Administration Committee on Jan. 14 advanced Senate Bill 486, which sponsors said is designed to modernize and clarify the state's administrative-rules process so agencies can implement legislative changes without repeated full rulemaking.

Sponsor Senator Tim Lang told the committee the bill targets technical and procedural friction in RSA-administered rules after lawmakers change statute. Lang…

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