New Hampshire Legislative Update
April 2022
Governor Sununu’s Affordable Housing Plan The 2022 legislative session is winding down, with all committee work having concluded before Friday the 29th. The House & Senate meet on May 4th & 5th to take up committee reports on bills remaining, after which what’s left is to work out any differences between Senate-passed and House-passed versions […]
New Hampshire Legislative Update
March 2022
Much of what had been proposed in the 2022 New Hampshire legislative session in the area of labor / benefits has fallen by the wayside. Payroll One positive development is SB 209 Relative to Electronic Wage Payments. As amended by the Senate, the bill makes several changes to the way New Hampshire employers are allowed […]
New Hampshire Legislative Update
February 2022
Governor Chris Sununu recently addressed a joint session of the Legislature to present his 2022 “State of the State” address. Of note to NHRLA, he announced a workforce housing incentive fund. He began his remarks by noting New Hampshire’s status in several categories, leading with being named the “freest state in the nation” by the […]
New Hampshire Legislative Update
January 2022
2022 NH Legislative & Political Outlook Politics related to the impending election and remaining COVID19 policies are the two issues that will overshadow the 2022 legislative session. Initially around 4-dozen bills related to vaccines were requested for drafting. They cover the policy areas from public education to private employers etc. That list has been whittled […]
New Hampshire Legislative Update
June 2021
On a vote of 196-181, the New Hampshire House on June 24th adopted a version of HB 2, the policy bill that accompanies the appropriations contained in HB 1, thus the state has a new budget as of July 1. It was the policy more than the actual appropriations caused the most controversy and caused […]