New Hampshire HB 1363: relative to employee candidate background checks.

Bill Text

HB 1363 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

5Mar2026... 0712h

04/23/2026 1547s

2026 SESSION

 26-3089

 09/06

HOUSE BILL 1363

AN ACT relative to employee candidate background checks.

SPONSORS: Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Devoid, Merr. 1; Rep. Lascelles, Hills. 14; Rep. D. Mannion, Rock. 25; Rep. Paquette, Hills. 25; Rep. Reinfurt, Hills. 29; Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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ANALYSIS

 This bill authorizes the commissioner of the department of safety to designate an authorized person to receive criminal conviction information during background investigations.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

5Mar2026... 0712h

04/23/2026 1547s 26-3089

 09/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to employee candidate background checks.

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

 1 Division of Safety; Employee Candidate Background Checks. Amend RSA 21-P:15-c, III to read as follows: 

 III. To obtain a state records check only, the department shall submit a state criminal history records release form to the division of state police. To obtain both the federal and the state records check, the department shall submit the criminal history records release form and applicant fingerprint card to the division of state police, which shall conduct a criminal history records check through its records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon completion of the background investigation, the division of state police shall report any criminal conviction information to the commissioner or to anyone designated by the commissioner within the department of safety who is authorized to receive criminal conviction information. The department may submit fingerprint information electronically, in accordance with procedures established by the division of state police. The department shall maintain the confidentiality and security of all criminal history records information received pursuant to this paragraph. 

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