New Hampshire SB 451: amending the title of the position of senior deputy secretary of state.

Bill Text

CHAPTER 100

SB 451 - FINAL VERSION

9Apr2026... 1230h

2026 SESSION

 26-2081

 07/08

SENATE BILL 451

AN ACT amending the title of the position of senior deputy secretary of state.

SPONSORS: Sen. Gray, Dist 6

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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ANALYSIS

 This bill amends the title of the position of senior deputy secretary of state.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

9Apr2026... 1230h 26-2081

 07/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT amending the title of the position of senior deputy secretary of state.

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

 100:1 The State and Its Government; Department and Secretary of State; Senior Deputy Secretary of State. Amend RSA 5:2-a to read as follows: 

 5:2-a [Senior] Special Deputy Secretary of State. The secretary of state may appoint a [senior] special deputy secretary of state who shall serve for not more than 90 days in any one fiscal year. The [senior] special deputy secretary of state appointed under this section shall exercise the duties and functions delegated to him or her, and all duties and functions exercised by him or her while so acting shall have the same validity and effect as though performed by the secretary of state.

 100:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 28, 2026

Effective Date: July 27, 2026