Title I, The State and Its Government

I. On or before July 1, 2013, and biennially thereafter, each state agency, as defined in RSA 21-G:5, III, shall make a report identifying all real property owned by the agency. For each parcel of land owned by the agency, the report shall include any reversionary provisions or o…

Notwithstanding RSA 4:39-c, the bulk disposal of real estate purchased with state or federal highway funds, or both, or with turnpike funds shall occur as follows: I. The commissioner of the department of transportation may recommend the bulk disposal of real estate purchased wit…

I. Any renewal of a lease for land, buildings, or space between a political subdivision and the state shall be renewed at a fair market rate, unless otherwise agreed upon by the lessor. Additional expenses, including but not limited to utilities and custodial services, shall be n…

On or before November 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the council shall provide an a report of its activities and the status of the plan to create housing stability for all citizens of the state to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the ho…

The beneficiary with respect to the face value death benefit shall be designated by the governor.

In cases where the terms of office of the members of any permanent state board, commission or committee do not expire in successive years, the governor, with the advice and consent of the council may in making any appointment or filling any vacancy to such office, appoint any per…

I. The commissioner of administrative services is authorized to provide, upon request, to each governor-elect, for use in connection with his preparation for the assumption of official duties as governor, necessary services and facilities, including: (a) Office supplies as determ…

Disposal of state owned real estate shall occur as follows: I. Except as provided in RSA 4:39-c, RSA 162-Y, RSA 228:31-b, and RSA 204-D, upon recommendation of the head of any state department having jurisdiction over the same, all requests for the disposal or leasing of state-ow…

The governor and council, upon petition and upon recommendation of the department of environmental services, and after consultation with the fish and game commission and such other state agencies as may be involved, may, for such consideration as they deem just, convey sand and g…

Every petition for such sand or gravel shall be referred to the department of environmental services. The department, after due notice to abutters and others as deemed necessary and upon investigation, shall make its recommendations to the governor and council. If the department …

The grant of the governor and council shall be evidenced by an instrument in writing, executed by the governor and council and attested by the secretary of state and recorded in the county where the property is located.

Any payment received by the state as determined by the governor and council under the provisions of RSA 4:40-a for sand or gravel taken from the bed of a great pond or of any navigable river shall be paid over to the state treasurer and shall be available for general revenue of t…

Whoever removes sand and gravel from the bed of any navigable water or great pond in violation of any provisions of RSA 4:40-a, RSA 4:40-b, and RSA 4:40-c, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.

The members of the governor's council shall be paid a salary as prescribed in RSA 94:1-a.

I. No state park, bridge, mountain, road, river, or body of water under the control of the state, shall be renamed without legislative approval. II. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, if real estate is acquired by the state by gift or by purchase, and one of the requi…

Prior to making any judicial appointment with the governor under the provisions of the constitution, the executive council shall hold a public hearing to allow any member of the public who so desires to offer testimony on the prospective judicial appointee. Notice of the hearing …

I. The governor shall have the power to declare a state of emergency, as defined in RSA 21- P:35, VIII, by executive order if the governor finds that a natural, technological, or man-made disaster of major proportions is imminent or has occurred within this state, and that the sa…

I. Whenever a state of emergency is declared or invoked and the taking of real or personal property is required, the governor with the advice and consent of the executive council may, by warrant specifying the particular real property and the personal property by specification of…

The governor shall have emergency management authority as defined in RSA 21-P:35, V, and pursuant to such authority may exercise emergency management powers including: I. The power to enter into mutual aid agreements with other states relative to emergency management issues. II. …

The office of the governor shall post all executive orders issued by the governor on the governor's website in what shall be known as the executive order registry. The office shall post the orders to the executive order registry within 72 hours of issuance by the governor. Upon t…

The office of the governor, beginning October 1, 2026, in consultation with the commissioner of administrative services, shall submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget status report regarding the general and education trust funds to the fiscal committee of the general co…

It shall be the duty of a governor whose term has expired and who has not been re-elected to make available to the governor-elect all official documents, vital information and procedural manuals necessary for a full and complete understanding of the operation of the executive bra…

In case of the temporary inability, by reason of illness or otherwise, of the head of any state department to perform his duties, where the law does not designate or make other provision for the appointment of an officer to perform such duties, the governor, with the advice and c…

The commissioner of administrative services shall provide the governor-elect with all facilities reasonably necessary to permit him to review and familiarize himself with the state's budgetary processes and the state budget as passed. The commissioner of administrative services s…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the following shall be assigned for use by the secretary of state: rooms numbered 203 through 206, inclusive, on the second floor of the state house. The secretary of state may have access to the vault in room 104.

The governor shall include in the budget transmitted to the general court, for each fiscal year in which the governor's regular term of office will expire, an appropriation not to exceed $75,000 for carrying out the purpose of this chapter.

To the extent that the operation of the foregoing provision is limited by the availability of adequate office space, as determined by the governor and council, said provision shall take effect when such space becomes available, and the governor and council shall thereupon assign …

All officers and employees of the state shall, when sending written correspondence to any member of the general public, include in such correspondence the following: I. The name of the sender of said correspondence; II. The name of the sender's office, the room number of the offi…

I. The governor is authorized to accept in the name of the state gifts of personal property made to the state or for the benefit of its inhabitants, and to execute such instruments as are necessary to carry out the terms and conditions of gifts in trust of personal property for t…

I. The governor and council may, by executive order, authorize the department of natural and cultural resources to accept, for the state, gifts of personal property and money which are donated for use in connection with historic sites and the buildings or structures thereon, whic…

No portraits, busts, statues, or other memorial objects shall be placed in or on the state house with the exception of those areas under the use and control of the general court as defined by RSA 14:14-b, III, state house annex, state library, Hannah Dustin monument, Franklin Pie…

I. There shall be a memorial to commemorate the New Hampshire law enforcement community. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the memorial shall be situated on the southeast corner on the front grounds connected with the legislative office building. The gov…

I. A committee is established to oversee the law enforcement memorial. The committee shall approve any changes in the memorial, including the addition of names to the memorial. The committee, through the New Hampshire law enforcement community, shall privately raise all the money…

I. The members of the committee established in RSA 4:9-b shall be as follows: (a) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police. (b) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Police Association. (c) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Sheriffs' A…

I. There shall be a memorial to commemorate the victims and families of the September 11 tragedy especially New Hampshire citizens who lost their lives, and to commemorate other victims of terrorism. The governor is authorized to accept in the name of the state the September 11 m…

I. There shall be a memorial to commemorate New Hampshire public works employees who were killed while performing public works duties on behalf of a municipality, a county, or the state. The memorial shall be situated on a site to be determined by the committee established in RSA…

I. A committee is established to oversee the location, design, construction, and maintenance of a public works employee memorial and to privately raise and expend all the funds necessary for its construction and maintenance. The governor is authorized to accept for the committee,…

I. The members of the committee established in RSA 4:9-j shall be as follows: (a) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Public Works Association. (b) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Road Agents Association. (c) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Municipal Ass…

I. There shall be a memorial to commemorate law enforcement members of the division of state police who gave their lives in the performance of duty. Notwithstanding other provisions of law to the contrary, the memorial shall be situated on the grounds of or on state owned land ad…

I. A committee is established to select the design for a fallen state troopers' memorial, to oversee the construction of the memorial, to privately raise all of the funds necessary for its construction and maintenance, and to expend for those purposes the funds which are raised. …

There is hereby established in the state treasury the bridges house special account fund. The governor is authorized to accept public funds, gifts, grants, donations or any other source of funds, which shall be used for the purposes of the care, maintenance, repair of, and additi…

The following interpleader compact is hereby approved, ratified, adopted and entered into by this state as a party state to take effect between this state and any other state or states as defined in said compact when entered into in accordance with the terms of said compact by sa…

I. There is hereby established a department of state under the executive direction of the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall be chosen biennially in the manner directed in the constitution and in accordance with RSA 14:2-b and shall hold office until a successor is …

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the establishment of pooled risk management programs and to affirm the status of such programs established for the benefit of political subdivisions of the state. The legislature finds and determines that insurance and risk management…

I. "Advanced practice registered nurse" or "APRN"means a registered nurse currently licensed by the New Hampshire board of nursing under RSA 326-B:18. I-a. "Ancestry" means the nationality, lineage, or country in which the person or his or her ancestors were born before their arr…

In this chapter: I. "Artificial intelligence" or "AI" is the ability of a machine to display human-like capabilities for cognitive tasks such as reasoning, learning, planning, and creativity. AI systems may adapt their behavior to a certain degree by analyzing the effects of prev…