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SB 74 · 2025 · Senate · Executive Departments and Administration Committee

State department permitting activity reports

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relative to real property annual reporting requirements of state departments for permitting programs.

Requires state departments that administer permitting programs to annually report detailed information on their permitting activities to legislative leadership and relevant committee chairs.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · July 22, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓Senate
  3. ✓House
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill requires all state departments administering permitting programs to annually report detailed information on their permitting activities to the senate president, speaker of the house, and relevant committee chairs.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as enacted. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“Such reports shall identify each permitting program administered by the department, enumerate the categories of permits the department has the authority to issue within each program, and for each such category of permit state:”
RSA 20:6-a

Official record

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Howard PearlRPrimeChair· Executive Departments and Administration

Public testimony

2 signed in online

50% support50% oppose0% neutral

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced

Hearings and debates

  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateSenate floor2:39:07–2:42:052m 58slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0975s — adopted, voice vote; Sen. Pearl Floor Amendment # 2025-0975s — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 9, 2025Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration1:59–4:442m 45slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass — roll call; Public Hearing; Executive Session
  • May 1, 2025Floor debateHouse floor11:41–13:121m 31slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass — adopted, voice vote; Referred to Finance
  • May 13, 2025Public hearingHouse Finance - Division I39:06–40:131m 7slocated in the stream transcriptDivision I Work Session
  • May 20, 2025Public hearingHouse Finance - Division I2:36–3:441m 8slocated in the stream transcriptDivision I Work Session
  • May 28, 2025Public hearingHouse Finance6:14–12:045m 50slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2282h; Executive Session
  • Jun 5, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-2282h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-2282h — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 12, 2025Floor debateSenate floor17:49–18:3748slocated in the stream transcriptSen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Adopted — voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3
  2. Jan 29, 2025SenHearing: 01/29/2025, Room 103, SH, 10:00 am; SC 7
  3. Mar 6, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
  4. Mar 6, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  5. Mar 20, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 13
  6. Mar 20, 2025SenSB 74-FN was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  7. Mar 20, 2025SenSen. Pearl Floor Amendment # 2025-0975s, AA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  8. Mar 20, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0975s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  9. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 110
  10. Apr 9, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/09/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
  11. Apr 9, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 04/09/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
  12. Apr 9, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Ought to Pass 04/09/2025 (Vote 13-0; RC) HC 22 P. 13
  13. May 1, 2025HouseOught to Pass: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 9
  14. May 1, 2025HouseReferred to Finance 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 10
  15. May 13, 2025HouseDivision I Work Session: 05/13/2025 10:00 am LOB 212
  16. May 20, 2025HouseDivision I Work Session: 05/20/2025 01:15 pm LOB 212
  17. May 28, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 05/28/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
  18. May 28, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2282h 05/28/2025 (Vote 24-1; CC) HC 27 P. 11
  19. Jun 5, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-2282h: AA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 26
  20. Jun 5, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-2282h: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 26
  21. Jun 12, 2025SenSen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16
  22. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60
  23. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  24. Jul 15, 2025SenSigned by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0222; Effective 09/13/2025

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.