NH SB420

Removes the requirement that the chair of the State Commission for Human Rights be a licensed attorney admitted or eligible to practice law in New Hampshire

Creates new executive director and assistant executive director positions to be nominated by the commission and appointed by the governor with council consent, with 5-year terms (assistant executive director serves initial 2-year term)

Eliminates the detailed annual reporting requirements that were added following a February 2025 legislative budget assistant performance audit, including requirements to report on case timeliness, case management systems, strategic planning, and administrative rulemaking progress

Authorizes the commission to refuse complaints that fail to allege a person has been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice and allows referrals to other agencies in such cases

Repeals provisions from 2025 legislation that established a temporary human rights commission advisory committee