# New Hampshire SB201: relative to classified and unclassified positions.

New Hampshire SB201, relative to classified and unclassified positions., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Daniel E. Innis (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-18 (Signed by the Governor on 06/17/2025; Chapter 0101; Effective 08/16/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB201
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to classified and unclassified positions.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-06-18, Signed by the Governor on 06/17/2025; Chapter 0101; Effective 08/16/2025
- Sponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State workers get health premium help: benefit, medium. New Hampshire must pay part of health coverage premiums for state employees and their eligible family members. The state's share reflects the employee contributions required by applicable labor agreements. The law sets no specific dollar amount. This requirement takes effect 60 days after passage.
- New pay rules for state workers: benefit, low. New Hampshire allows qualifying state jobs to move into the classified system as exempt salaried jobs. Executive departments and agencies can request conversions of at-will unclassified jobs or qualifying classified jobs. The personnel director must approve requests that meet federal Fair Labor Sta…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate

## Actions (13)

- 2025-06-18: Signed by the Governor on 06/17/2025; Chapter 0101; Effective 08/16/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 167 (House)
- 2025-06-09: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 5 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/09/2025 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 22 P. 9 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Executive Session: 04/09/2025 02:45 pm LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 02:45 pm LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 112 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0293s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/13/2025; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Amendment # 2025-0293s, AA, VV; 02/13/2025; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0293s, 02/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Hearing: 02/05/2025, Room 103, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-06-09: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1097&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7969)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16383)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14988)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1097&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7969)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16383)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14988)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB201-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).