# New Hampshire SB568: (New Title) relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks.

New Hampshire SB568, (New Title) relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bill M. Gannon (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 107; Effective 07/27/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB568-2025-2026
- 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 SB568
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-24
- Last action: 2026-05-29, Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 107; Effective 07/27/2026
- Sponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Abbas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jennifer M Rhodes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Katelyn T Kuttab (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kimberly A Rice
- Cosponsor: Laurence A Miner (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sharon M. Carson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan M Porcelli (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-29: Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 107; Effective 07/27/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-05-18: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 147 (House)
- 2026-05-18: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 13 (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 01:00 pm GP 231 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Public Hearing: 03/18/2026 01:00 pm GP 231 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 127 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0384s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Committee Amendment # 2026-0384s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0384s, 02/05/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 4 (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Hearing: 01/28/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am; SC 3 (Senate)
- 2025-11-24: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-05-18: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1374&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-11-24: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22247)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33414)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30734)

## Related bills

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- 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=1374&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22247)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33414)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30734)

## 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-SB568-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).