New Hampshire HB 1665: relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings.

Bill Text

HB 1665 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

12Mar2026... 0696h

2026 SESSION

 26-2980

 09/06

HOUSE BILL 1665

AN ACT relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings.

SPONSORS: Rep. Popovici-Muller, Rock. 17; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Manohar, Hills. 9; Rep. Hegner, Hills. 41; Rep. Polozov, Merr. 10; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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ANALYSIS

 This bill allows for all parties to an administrative proceeding to subpoena witnesses and documents.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12Mar2026... 0696h 26-2980

 09/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings.

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

 1 New Paragraph; Administrative Procedure Act; Rules for Adjudicatory Proceedings. Amend RSA 541-A:30-a by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph: 

 IX. All parties to an administrative hearing held pursuant to law shall have equal authority to subpoena witnesses or documents, and that authority shall be identical to the authority set forth in RSA 516:2 through RSA 516:5. 

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.