HB 1657 · 2026 · House · Executive Departments and Administration Committee
Reporting prolonged state job vacancies
AI-generatedrelative to the reporting and elimination of prolonged vacancies in state government.
Directs state agencies to identify vacant positions and report them to the joint committee on employee classification, which may propose legislation to abolish those positions.AI-generated
Status
Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 11, 2026- ✓Introduced
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Analysis
This bill directs state agencies to identify vacant positions and provide such information to the joint committee on employee classification, and following review by the joint committee, legislation to abolish the position may be proposed by the joint committee.
From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
Rep. Daniel Popovici-MullerR, Rep. Matt Sabourin dit ChoinièreR
Public testimony
4 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony
0% support100% oppose0% neutral
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“I oppose this bill because it reduces transparency or public oversight and does not meaningfully improve outcomes for New Hampshire residents.”
Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.
Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026
Hearings
- 2026-01-2810:00 amHouse Executive Departments and AdministrationGP 231Public hearing
Legislative history
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 1 P. 30
- Jan 28, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/28/2026 02:40 pm GP 231
- Feb 18, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2026 02:40 pm GP 231
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 10 P. 20
- Mar 11, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 43
Coverage
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Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.