# New Hampshire SB427: relative to the joint committee on employee classification.

New Hampshire SB427, relative to the joint committee on employee classification., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Timothy Lang (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Signed by the Governor on 05/08/2026; Chapter 60; Effective 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB427
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to the joint committee on employee classification.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Signed by the Governor on 05/08/2026; Chapter 60; Effective 07/01/2026
- Sponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay grades for New Hampshire officers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law raises pay grades for six New Hampshire state jobs and adds three salary listings. The added listings are the health department’s facilities maintenance and office services deputy director (EE), insurance assistant commissioner (GG), and men’s state prison deputy war…
- Higher salary limits for state medical examiners: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law raises allowed salary ranges for New Hampshire Department of Justice medical examiners. The associate medical examiner range is $160,000–$300,000, and the deputy chief range is $200,000–$320,000. The chief medical examiner range is $210,000–$350,000. These ranges all…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter B Schmidt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate

## Actions (12)

- 2026-05-12: Signed by the Governor on 05/08/2026; Chapter 60; Effective 07/01/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 82 (House)
- 2026-04-24: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/23/2026); SJ 11 (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 12 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/18/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC) (House)
- 2026-03-20: Executive Session: 03/18/2026 11:00 am GP 231 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Public Hearing: 03/18/2026 11:00 am GP 231 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 124 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2 (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 3 (Senate)
- 2025-12-10: Hearing: 01/08/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:10 am; SC 46 (Senate)
- 2025-11-21: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-04-24: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1198&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-11-21: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=21963)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=32482)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30714)

## 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=1198&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=21963)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=32482)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30714)

## 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-SB427-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).