New Hampshire SB 426: repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.

Status: Signed by the Governor on 05/08/2026; Chapter 59; Effective 07/07/2026 (as of 2026-05-12)

State: New Hampshire · Session: 2026 · Bill: SB 426

Bill Text

SB 426 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

2026 SESSION

 26-2250

 05/06

SENATE BILL 426

AN ACT repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.

SPONSORS: Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. Balboni, Rock. 38; Rep. Muns, Rock. 29

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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ANALYSIS

 This bill repeals the permissible fireworks advisory committee.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2250

 05/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.

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

 1 Reference Removed. Amend RSA 160-C:16, I(a) to read as follows:

 I.(a) The commissioner may, upon the recommendation of the state fire marshal or the director of state police, at any time [and with notice to the permissible fireworks advisory committee], suspend from retail sale or otherwise order the removal from retail sale of any permissible firework item that poses an imminent threat to life and property. 

 2 Repeal. RSA 160-C:13, relative to the permissible fireworks advisory committee, is repealed.

 3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

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