New Hampshire HB 1109: relative to the authority of a city or town to limit the use or operation of an OHRV on certain ways.

Bill Text

HB 1109 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

11Mar2026... 0620h

05/07/2026 1645s

2026 SESSION

 26-2551

 06/09

HOUSE BILL 1109

AN ACT relative to notice requirements regarding public employee suspensions and investigations and transferring certain positions in the department of corrections to group II retirement system status.

SPONSORS: Rep. Flanagan, Hills. 45

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 This bill:

 I. Requires a public employer to provide written notice to a public employee of the cause of their suspension and its anticipated duration, if known, requires periodic updates to the public employee until a final decision is made, and exempts public employees covered by collective bargaining agreements that establish disciplinary procedures from the notice requirement.

 II. Transfers certain positions in the department of corrections to group II retirement system status.

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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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11Mar2026... 0620h

05/07/2026 1645s 26-2551

 06/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to notice requirements regarding public employee suspensions and investigations and transferring certain positions in the department of corrections to group II retirement system status.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Subdivision; Protective Legislation; Notice of Suspension of Public Employees. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 83 the following new subdivision: 

Notice of Suspension of Public Employees

 275:84 Suspension Notice and Investigation Updates to Public Employees. 

 I. If any public employee is suspended from duty, with or without pay, the public employee shall receive written notice, within 7 days of the suspension date, stating the cause of the suspension and anticipated duration, if known. The suspended public employee shall be provided with periodic updates regarding the status of their suspension every 90 days until a final decision is made. 

 II. This section shall apply to all public employees unless the public employee is employed under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to RSA 273-A and that agreement establishes procedures related to disciplinary actions including suspension. 

 III. For the purposes of this section: 

 (a) “Public employee” shall have the same meaning as in RSA 273-A:1, IX; and

 (b) “Public employer” shall have the same meaning as in RSA 273-A:1, X. 

 2 Department of Corrections; Authorization for Transfer to Group II. 

 I. Pursuant to the provision of RSA 100-A:3, IX, the following positions in the department of corrections classified as group I positions are deemed to have met the requirement of RSA 100-A:1, VII(b) and shall be transferred to group II status in the New Hampshire retirement system: 

Position Title Position Number 

Administrator II hazard 41469 

Chaplain II hazard 44264 

Clinical mental health counselor 12862 

Clinical mental health counselor 16330 

Clinical mental health counselor 30338 

Clinical mental health counselor 40893 

Clinical mental health counselor 42256 

Corrections counselor/case manager 44263 

Electrician hazard 12940 

Media generalist II 12859 

Media generalist I hazard 41531

Media generalist I 44318

Prison shop manager II 12876 

Program coordinator hazard 44304 

Program coordinator hazard 44837 

Program coordinator hazard 44838 

Program coordinator hazard 44839 

Registered nurse II bay weekend 12963 

Registered nurse II hazard 44326 

Registered nurse III hazard 44321 

Registered nurse III hazard 44322 

Registered nurse III hazard 44323 

Registered nurse III hazard 44324 

Registered nurse III hazard 44325 

Registered nurse III hazard 44327 

Supervisor II hazard 44310 

Supervisor IV hazard 44597 

TI/college professor hazard 44335 

 3 Effective Date. 

 I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

 II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.