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NH HB 1657

dead

relative to the reporting and elimination of prolonged vacancies in state government.

New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NH HB 1657 pass?

No. NH HB 1657 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-11): Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 43

What is NH HB 1657 about?

NH HB 1657 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “relative to the reporting and elimination of prolonged vacancies in state government.”.

Who sponsors NH HB 1657?

Erica J Layon, Erica Layon are the primary sponsors of NH HB 1657, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-12-12
Latest action
2026-03-11 — Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 43
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Erica J Layonprimary
  • Erica Layonprimary
  • Matt R Sabourin dit Choinièrecosponsor
  • Daniel Popovici-Mullercosponsor
  • Matt Sabourin dit Choinièrecosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-11

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 43

    failure

  2. 2026-02-27

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 10 P. 20

    committee-failure

  3. 2026-02-27

    Executive Session: 02/18/2026 02:40 pm GP 231

  4. 2026-01-15

    Public Hearing: 01/28/2026 02:40 pm GP 231

  5. 2025-12-12

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 1 P. 30

    introduction,referral-committee

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Official source

https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=2237&inflect=2

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