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RSA 354-A:4 · General Powers and Duties of the Chair

Title: XXXI: TRADE AND COMMERCE
Chapter: 354-A · STATE COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Status: current
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354-A:4 General Powers and Duties of the Chair. – The chair shall serve as the chief executive officer of the commission. The chair shall be a licensed attorney admitted or eligible to practice law in this state. The chair shall promote the efficient transaction of its business and the orderly handling of complaints and other matters before the commission. The chair shall designate commissioners to investigate and commissioners to hold hearings pursuant to RSA 354-A:21 and shall fix the times and places of public hearings. In the event of the chair's absence or inability to act, the vice-chair, or if no vice-chair has been designated, a commissioner designated by the chair shall act in the chair's stead. Otherwise a commissioner shall be designated by the governor to act as chair. Source. 1992, 224:1, eff. May 13, 1992. 2025, 141:366, eff. July 1, 2025.

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Source. 1992, 224:1, eff. May 13, 1992. 2025, 141:366, eff. July 1, 2025.

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1992, 224:1, eff. May 13, 1992
2025, 141:366, eff. July 1, 2025

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2026 HB1299 amend
elling state interest in the 3 circumstances described in RSA 354-A:25-a. 2 New Sections; Law Against Discrimination; Classification of Persons Based Upon Biological Sex. Amend RSA 354-A by adding after section 25 the following new sections: 354-A:25-a Classification of Persons Based Upon Biological Sex. Notwithstanding RSA 354-A:2, XIV-e or any other provision of this chapter or any other law or r
2026 HB1299-FN amend
elling state interest in the 3 circumstances described in RSA 354-A:25-a. 2 New Sections; Law Against Discrimination; Classification of Persons Based Upon Biological Sex. Amend RSA 354-A by adding after section 25 the following new sections: 354-A:25-a Classification of Persons Based Upon Biological Sex. Notwithstanding RSA 354-A:2, XIV-e or any other provision of this chapter or any other law or r
2026 HB1316 add
litation Act of 1973; II. The Americans with Disabilities Act; III. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); IV. The New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination, RSA 354-A; V. The HIPAA; VI. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA); and VII. Any other established law protecting individuals with disabilities from discrimination, including in health care, education, employ
2026 HB1442 amend
erest in the 3 circumstances described in RSA 354-A:25-a. 2 New Section; State Commission for Human Rights; Miscellaneous Provisions; State Recognition of Biological Sex. Amend RSA 354-A by inserting after section 25 the following new section: 354-A:25-a State Recognition of Biological Sex. I. Nothing in RSA 5-C:87, RSA 260 through RSA 263-A, RSA 354-A, or any other law or regulation shall mean th
2026 HB1442-FN amend
erest in the 3 circumstances described in RSA 354-A:25-a. 2 New Section; State Commission for Human Rights; Miscellaneous Provisions; State Recognition of Biological Sex. Amend RSA 354-A by inserting after section 25 the following new section: 354-A:25-a State Recognition of Biological Sex. I. Nothing in RSA 5-C:87, RSA 260 through RSA 263-A, RSA 354-A, or any other law or regulation shall mean th
2026 HB1447 amend
w Hampshire law, whether in statute, state administrative or court rule, policy, common law, or any other source of civil state law. 3 New Section; Classification by Sex. Amend RSA 354-A by inserting after section 25 the following new section: 354-A:25-a Classification by Biological Sex. I. The state of New Hampshire and all political subdivisions of the state shall adopt policies that classify
2026 HB1517 amend
by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Trade and Commerce; Fair Housing; Business Entity-Owned Residential Arrangements. Amend RSA 354-A by inserting after section 15 the following new section: 354-A:15-a Business Entity-Owned Residential Arrangements. I. In this section: (a) "Business entity" means a partnership, corporation, joint venture, limite
2026 HB1517-FN amend
by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Trade and Commerce; Fair Housing; Business Entity-Owned Residential Arrangements. Amend RSA 354-A by inserting after section 15 the following new section: 354-A:15-a Business Entity-Owned Residential Arrangements. I. In this section: (a) "Business entity" means a partnership, corporation, joint venture, limite
2026 HB1564 amend · effective 2027-01-01
of age, sex, sexual orientation, [gender identity,] race, religious creed, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, or national origin prohibited by RSA 354-A; or 6 Racial Profiling; Gender Identity. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 106-O:1 to read as follows: 106-O:1 Definition. In this chapter "profiling" shall mean the practice of relying solely on race, ethn
2026 HB1564-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01
of age, sex, sexual orientation, [gender identity,] race, religious creed, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, or national origin prohibited by RSA 354-A; or 6 Racial Profiling; Gender Identity. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 106-O:1 to read as follows: 106-O:1 Definition. In this chapter "profiling" shall mean the practice of relying solely on race, ethn
2026 HB1593 amend · effective 2027-01-01
to disability. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Sections; Disability Discrimination Prohibited; Remedies. Amend RSA 354-A by inserting after section 16 the following new sections: 354-A:16-a Disability Discrimination Prohibited. No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in New Hampshire, as defined in RSA 354-A:2, IV, shall
2026 HB1593-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01
to disability. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Sections; Disability Discrimination Prohibited; Remedies. Amend RSA 354-A by inserting after section 16 the following new sections: 354-A:16-a Disability Discrimination Prohibited. No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in New Hampshire, as defined in RSA 354-A:2, IV, shall