Overview
STATE BUDGET
New Hampshire enacts budgets on a two-year cycle. The fiscal year begins July 1 of each odd-numbered year and ends on June 30 of the next odd-numbered year. The Governor is required to proposed a balanced budget, and the legislature is required to pass one.
STATE LEGISLATURE
The General Court of New Hampshire consists of 24 Senators, serving two-year terms, and 400 members of the House of Representatives who also serve two-year terms. The General Court is the fourth-largest English-speaking legislative body in the world, behind the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the United States Congress, and the Parliament of India. The legislature meets in session from approximately January to June every year. Bills carry over from odd to even numbered years.
KEY RESOURCES
- New Hampshire General Court
- New Hampshire Department of Justice
- New Hampshire Governor
- New Hampshire Insurance Department
- NH HealthCost
- New Hampshire State Law on Commercial Claims Data Collection
- NH HealthCost
2025 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
New Hampshire passed SB 172, which prohibits noncompete agreements for advanced practice nurses.
New Hampshire Laws
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 294-A:22. Merger and Consolidation: Professional Corporations – New Hampshire
Introduced: Status: Enacted
A professional corporation may merge or consolidate with another corporation, domestic or foreign, only if every shareholder of each corporation is qualified to be a shareholder of the surviving or new corporation.
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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 326-B:1. Purpose: Nurse Practice Act – New Hampshire
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Establishes nurse licensure and discipline procedures; Defines scope of practice.
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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 326-B:11. Scope of Practice and Authority; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: Nurse Practice Act – New Hampshire
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Describes the scope of practice and authority for advanced practice registered nurses.
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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 326-B:12. Scope of Practice; Registered Nurse: Nurse Practice Act – New Hampshire
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Describes the scope of practice for registered nurses.
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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 326-B:13. Scope of Practice; Licensed Practical Nurse: Nurse Practice Act – New Hampshire
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Describes the scope of practice for licensed practical nurses.
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