District 12 - Senator Kevin Avard

Senator Avard
State House
Room 302
107 North Main Street Concord NH  03301
603.271.3479
Staff: Marie Marston

140 Total Bills Sponsored by Senator Avard

19 Prime Sponsored Bills
Title: relative to the regulation of public school materials.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
NONCONCURRED
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
4/23/2025 11:00AM

Title: relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
4/23/2025 9:30AM

Title: relative to hand counts of ballots in elections.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseElection Law
Next/Last Hearing:
4/22/2025 10:00AM

SB112
Bill Docket
Title: relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseScience, Technology and Energy
Next/Last Hearing:
4/21/2025 9:30AM

SB211
Bill Docket
Title: relative to biological sex in student athletics.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Policy and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/23/2025 10:00AM

SB268
Bill Docket
Title: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
General Status:
VETOED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseJudiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
4/16/2025 10:30AM

SB298
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to the scope of review of state agency interpretations, prohibiting the use of scented products in public areas of state buildings, and establishing a committee to study the implementation and effectiveness of the mandatory statewide certification process and operational standards for recovery residences.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
NONCONCURRED
Latest Status:
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/25/2026 1:50PM

SB447
Bill Docket
Title: enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseScience, Technology and Energy
Next/Last Hearing:
4/7/2026 1:15PM

SB454
Bill Docket
Title: requiring the department of health and human services to update existing relevant public health outreach programs by incorporating information to aid public understanding and awareness of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
3/25/2026 11:00AM

SB489
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) altering the appointment process for the board of tax and land appeals.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/18/2026 11:30AM

SB518
Bill Docket
Title: relative to asset condition projects.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Next/Last Hearing:
2/3/2026 9:00AM

SB534
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to compliance with certain political expenditures and contribution statutes.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Senate Status:
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
3/31/2026 11:00AM

SB537
Bill Docket
Title: repealing the authorization for the public utilities commission to approve alternative forms of regulation.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Next/Last Hearing:
1/27/2026 9:20AM

SB552
Bill Docket
Title: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseJudiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
3/25/2026 10:30AM

SB591
Bill Docket
Title: allowing utility companies to own or build generation facilities.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseScience, Technology and Energy
Next/Last Hearing:
4/7/2026 10:30AM

SB593
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) enabling the use of solid waste management funds by solid waste management districts.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseEnvironment and Agriculture
Next/Last Hearing:
4/14/2026 11:30AM

SB611
Bill Docket
Title: relative to rate setting parity for Medicaid state plan case management services.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
1/8/2026 9:45AM

SB612
Bill Docket
Title: relative to clinical eligibility criteria for nursing facility and home and community based care.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
1/8/2026 10:00AM

SB643
Bill Docket
Title: (Second New Title) requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps and requiring municipalities to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
NONCONCURRED
Latest Status:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/7/2026 11:00AM

123 Cosponsored Bills
CACR9
Bill Docket
Title: relating to the retirement age for judges. Providing that the mandatory judicial retirement age shall be increased from 70 to 75.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
MISCELLANEOUS
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseJudiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
1/28/2026 1:30PM

CACR12
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) the adoption of tax laws.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
MISCELLANEOUS
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseWays and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
4/15/2026 3:00PM

CACR18
Bill Docket
Title: relating to tax rates. Providing that the rate of taxes in the state shall not exceed certain annual percentages.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
MISCELLANEOUS
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseWays and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
1/28/2026 10:30AM

HB158
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) requiring the secretary of state to review absentee ballot data biennially, forward certain requests to the election law unit for review, and make a report to the general court.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Senate Status:
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
2/17/2026 9:15AM

HB191
Bill Docket
Title: (Second New Title) providing criminal penalties for the transporting of an unemancipated minor in order to obtain a surgical procedure or a termination of the minor's pregnancy without parental permission.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
NONCONCURRED REQUEST CONFERENCE
Senate Status:
REFUSED TO ACCEDE TO REQUEST
Latest Status:
Senate Judiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
5/6/2025 2:00PM

HB451
Bill Docket
Title: establishing the paint product stewardship program.
General Status:
VETOED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
VETO SUSTAINED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Ways and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
4/2/2025 10:15AM

HB470
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the use of general anesthesia, deep sedation, and moderate sedation in dental treatment.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/23/2025 9:00AM

HB564
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the adoption of school administrative unit budgets.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
CONCURRED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Policy and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
2/12/2026 9:20AM

HB619
Bill Docket
Title: making an appropriation to the solid waste management fund.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
2/11/2025 1:00PM

HB639
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the use of and disputes over blockchain and digital currencies.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Senate Status:
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
4/29/2025 11:00AM

HB704
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
2/17/2026 1:15PM

HB729
Bill Docket
Title: making an appropriation to the department of education for an attorney to recodify education laws.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Funding
Next/Last Hearing:
2/11/2025 11:20AM

HB1097
Bill Docket
Title: requiring legislative approval of the amendment or permanent removal of historical markers.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/25/2026 9:40AM

HB1104
Bill Docket
Title: modifying the priority of applications for school building aid grants.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Funding
Next/Last Hearing:
1/20/2026 11:45AM

HB1131
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
NONCONCURRED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseMunicipal and County Government
Next/Last Hearing:
3/31/2026 1:00PM

HB1132
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) prohibiting the display of certain flags and banners in public schools and public charter schools and establishing penalties for the display of prohibited flags and banners.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/8/2026 9:10AM

HB1134
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the town meeting form of local governance.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
3/18/2026 1:00PM

HB1140
Bill Docket
Title: enabling certain disabled persons to hunt from a motor vehicle.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Next/Last Hearing:
4/21/2026 9:00AM

HB1198
Bill Docket
Title: establishing the paint product stewardship program.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
1/15/2026 1:15PM

HB1215
Bill Docket
Title: (Second New Title) relative to supporting the preferred method of communication of an individual with a communication disability and relative to transfers from freestanding hospital emergency facilities.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
4/8/2026 9:00AM

HB1223
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the moderator's authority to verify the device count during an election.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
MISCELLANEOUS
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseElection Law
Next/Last Hearing:
2/3/2026 1:00PM

HB1290
Bill Docket
Title: relative to customer energy storage.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseScience, Technology and Energy
Next/Last Hearing:
2/3/2026 11:00AM

HB1299
Bill Docket
Title: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances and establishing that certain biological sex distinctions do not qualify as discrimination.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Judiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
4/21/2026 1:40PM

HB1323
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to parental alienation, limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services, relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
3/19/2026 9:50AM

HB1339
Bill Docket
Title: prohibiting the discrimination against cash buyers in business transactions.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
1/29/2026 1:45PM

HB1376
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to a parent's ability to raise their child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex and relative to breast surgeries for minors.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Senate Status:
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Children and Family Law
Next/Last Hearing:
4/2/2026 10:00AM

HB1416
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) establishing a committee to study what legal protections currently exist for the freedom of expression of pregnancy resource centers and whether further First Amendment protections are needed.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
NONCONCURRED REQUEST CONFERENCE
Senate Status:
REFUSED TO ACCEDE TO REQUEST
Latest Status:
Senate Judiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
4/28/2026 1:40PM

HB1442
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
CONCURRED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
Senate Judiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
4/2/2026 1:50PM

HB1505
Bill Docket
Title: requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
3/24/2026 9:25AM

HB1537
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the use of high resolution cameras to identify school bus stop light violators.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Transportation
Next/Last Hearing:
4/7/2026 1:00PM

HB1539
Bill Docket
Title: authorizing electric utilities to issue AAA-rated bonds for the purpose of storm cost recovery and infrastructure resilience.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Next/Last Hearing:
3/10/2026 9:20AM

HB1590
Bill Docket
Title: harmonizing the age of personhood under the criminal code and the fetal life protection act.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
MISCELLANEOUS
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseJudiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
2/25/2026 1:00PM

HB1602
Bill Docket
Title: creating a safe battery recycling stewardship program.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Ways and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
4/15/2026 10:00AM

HB1638
Bill Docket
Title: creating a bypass mechanism for health insurer step therapy protocols when medically necessary.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:

HB1653
Bill Docket
Title: relative to emergency medical care provided at freestanding hospital emergency facilities.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
LAID ON TABLE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
1/21/2026 2:00PM

HB1702
Bill Docket
Title: relative to notice requirements and enforcement for pharmacies dispensing medications intended to induce chemical abortions.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
MISCELLANEOUS
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseJudiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
2/9/2026 1:00PM

HB1739
Bill Docket
Title: relative to energy infrastructure, economic development, and workforce training for large-scale data facilities.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseScience, Technology and Energy
Next/Last Hearing:
1/27/2026 2:00PM

HB1742
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to customer-generators inadvertently enrolled in a municipal or county aggregation program.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
CONCURRED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseScience, Technology and Energy
Next/Last Hearing:
3/24/2026 9:00AM

HB1769
Bill Docket
Title: relative to certain prohibitions on abortion referrals by publicly funded medical facilities.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseJudiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
2/9/2026 1:30PM

HB1773
Bill Docket
Title: relative to food and drink purchased under SNAP, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
2/24/2026 10:00AM

HB1774
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to qualifying scholarship granting organizations and federal workforce Pell grants.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
CONCURRED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
3/31/2026 9:15AM

HB1775
Bill Docket
Title: relative to utility ownership of natural gas and nuclear power generation facilities.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Senate Status:
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
4/14/2026 9:00AM

HB1807
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title)  relative to mandatory reports to voters.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Senate Status:
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
3/31/2026 9:45AM

Title: (New Title) relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing medical exemptions and penalties for abuse thereof, providing alternative punitive measures for legitimate medical exemptions, and authorizing jury determination of hard labor in qualifying cases.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
NONCONCURRED
Latest Status:
Senate Judiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
10/23/2025 10:00AM

Title: relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
NONCONCURRED
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
4/9/2025 9:30AM

Title: relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseCriminal Justice and Public Safety
Next/Last Hearing:
4/9/2025 12:00PM

Title: (New Title) relative to licenses for primary and secondary game operators.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseWays and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
10/29/2025 10:25AM

SB149
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseCriminal Justice and Public Safety
Next/Last Hearing:
4/9/2025 3:00PM

SB162
Bill Docket
Title: relative to restrictions on acquisition of ownership, controlling, and occupancy interests in real property by certain foreign principals on or around certain military installations, and criminal penalties and civil forfeiture procedures for illegal acquisition.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/16/2025 11:00AM

SB247
Bill Docket
Title: prohibiting network exclusion for pharmacies that refuse to dispense a prescription of the PBM reimbursement that is below the pharmacy's acquisition cost.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/23/2025 11:00AM

SB402
Bill Docket
Title: eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/18/2026 10:10AM

SB410
Bill Docket
Title: relative to possession of human remains for law enforcement training purposes.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseCriminal Justice and Public Safety
Next/Last Hearing:
3/18/2026 10:30AM

SB421
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to the membership and duties of the trauma medical review committee and establishing a study committee to review the membership and duties of other boards and an appointment related to emergency medical services.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
3/25/2026 10:00AM

SB429
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to the placement of trauma kits in public schools and making an appropriation therefor and relative to the parental bill of rights concerning the creation of student media recordings.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Senate Status:
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
4/13/2026 10:00AM

SB430
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Policy and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/8/2026 10:20AM

SB431
Bill Docket
Title: relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
LAID ON TABLE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Policy and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/8/2026 11:00AM

SB432
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) authorizing the application of sunscreen in schools and camps without a licensed health care provider's note or prescription and establishing a skin cancer prevention education program.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Policy and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/30/2026 10:00AM

SB434
Bill Docket
Title: relative to regulation of public school materials.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Policy and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/8/2026 11:30AM

SB441
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to the financial responsibility for local assistance and enabling municipalities to request a hearing regarding the residency of an assisted person.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/8/2026 11:30AM

SB442
Bill Docket
Title: relative to pet transfers.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseEnvironment and Agriculture
Next/Last Hearing:
4/14/2026 10:30AM

SB446
Bill Docket
Title: requiring animal care center operators to notify dog owners when a dog will be left unattended and to report injuries to animals or people which occur on the premises of the animal care center.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/20/2026 10:45AM

SB448
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) modifying the definition of veteran.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseState-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/10/2026 10:45AM

SB449
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to relative to the participation of large customer-generators in net metering and relative to energy storage in connection with net metering.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseScience, Technology and Energy
Next/Last Hearing:
4/6/2026 9:00AM

SB450
Bill Docket
Title: relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseResources, Recreation and Development
Next/Last Hearing:
3/25/2026 9:30AM

SB452
Bill Docket
Title: enabling health care providers to offer certain complementary and alternative health care services.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
2/11/2026 9:15AM

SB453
Bill Docket
Title: authorizing advanced practice registered nurses and physician associates to make certain certifications.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/8/2026 10:30AM

SB464
Bill Docket
Title: relative to civil rights enforcement.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseJudiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
4/8/2026 10:30AM

SB467
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses and establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseCriminal Justice and Public Safety
Next/Last Hearing:
3/20/2026 10:00AM

SB469
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) allowing the director of the division of motor vehicles to adopt administrative rules regarding the use of electronic signatures and relative to signature requirements where ownership of a vehicle is transferred to an insurer after payment of damages.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/18/2026 10:30AM

SB475
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Senate Status:
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Next/Last Hearing:
3/31/2026 10:00AM

SB480
Bill Docket
Title: limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/15/2026 11:00AM

SB490
Bill Docket
Title: establishing a task force to assess the development of housing at Great Bay community college and authorizing the college the right to use vacant property for the purpose of developing housing.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseHousing
Next/Last Hearing:
4/7/2026 10:30AM

SB491
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) enabling students to utilize education freedom account funds to pay for certain career and technical education funding and removing references to "curriculum frameworks" as they relate to the substantive educational content of an adequate education.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Funding
Next/Last Hearing:
4/28/2026 10:00AM

SB492
Bill Docket
Title: authorizing the department of military affairs and veterans services to license and lease property in which the department holds a property interest.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseWays and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
4/10/2026 11:30AM

SB501
Bill Docket
Title: relative to authorization of seclusion or restraint during a personal safety emergency by a physician, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
LAID ON TABLE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/8/2026 11:00AM

SB503
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the use of spruce-pine-fir lumber.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseResources, Recreation and Development
Next/Last Hearing:
3/25/2026 10:00AM

SB506
Bill Docket
Title: relative to community engagement and work requirements under the state Medicaid program.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
1/21/2026 1:00PM

SB507
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) establishing a committee to study violence in schools directed at staff members and the obstacles to disciplining or expelling students in such circumstances.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Policy and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/30/2026 1:00PM

SB512
Bill Docket
Title: relative to fees to annul criminal records related to charges that do not result in conviction.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseWays and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
4/8/2026 10:30AM

SB513
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to the hiring of an owner's project manager (OPM) for construction or renovation projects which utilize school building aid.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
NONCONCURRED
Latest Status:
Senate Education Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
3/31/2026 10:30AM

SB514
Bill Docket
Title: preventing ballot questions concerning alterations to municipal tax caps from being altered by local legislative bodies.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
1/20/2026 10:00AM

SB515
Bill Docket
Title: relative to judicial determinations related to children placed in a qualified residential treatment program in certain juvenile matters and appointment of counsel in certain circumstances.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseChildren and Family Law
Next/Last Hearing:
3/24/2026 11:00AM

SB516
Bill Docket
Title: relative to certain unclassified positions in the department of health and human services.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/15/2026 11:00AM

SB521
Bill Docket
Title: relative to unauthorized camping on private property.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseCriminal Justice and Public Safety
Next/Last Hearing:
3/18/2026 12:30PM

SB525
Bill Docket
Title: raising the maximum amount of state guarantees in force.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/8/2026 2:00PM

SB526
Bill Docket
Title: establishing a New Hampshire-Greece trade council.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/25/2026 10:10AM

SB529
Bill Docket
Title: giving preference to lumber sourced in the United States on all state-funded building projects.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HousePublic Works and Highways
Next/Last Hearing:
3/24/2026 10:30AM

SB531
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) establishing a task force to study the feasibility of the creation of cosmetology related programming in Coos County and requiring the reporting of student meal debt by school districts and public chartered schools to the department of education.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Funding
Next/Last Hearing:
4/28/2026 10:30AM

SB535
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseEnvironment and Agriculture
Next/Last Hearing:
4/14/2026 11:00AM

SB538
Bill Docket
Title: extending net metering eligibility terms for municipal energy projects.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Senate Status:
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Next/Last Hearing:
4/6/2026 9:30AM

SB539
Bill Docket
Title: relative to eligible biomass technology in the renewable portfolio standards.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Next/Last Hearing:
1/8/2026 1:00PM

SB540
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to plug-in solar generation systems.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseScience, Technology and Energy
Next/Last Hearing:
4/6/2026 1:00PM

SB541
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to capital appropriations for regional drinking water infrastructure.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
4/7/2026 10:00AM

SB542
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) limiting the game dates available to charities at gaming facilities.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseWays and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
3/23/2026 10:30AM

SB548
Bill Docket
Title: relative to health carrier provider contract standards.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/1/2026 1:45PM

SB549
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) requiring certain syringe service program entities to provide options for disposal of used syringes and needles and creating reporting requirements for such entities.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
3/25/2026 2:00PM

SB561
Bill Docket
Title: relative to change of address for certain game operator employer licensees.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Ways and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
1/21/2026 10:20AM

SB562
Bill Docket
Title: relative to a home damage mitigation and resiliency program.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/16/2026 10:00AM

SB565
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) requiring the commissioner of the insurance department to prepare and publish a report regarding fortified home and commercial standards, and other mitigation and resiliency programs.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/16/2026 10:30AM

SB566
Bill Docket
Title: relative to recruiting incentive programs for the national guard.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/8/2026 10:10AM

SB574
Bill Docket
Title: establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Policy and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/30/2026 2:00PM

SB578
Bill Docket
Title: (Second New Title) relative to play-based curriculum and limitations on recess periods for pupils.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
NONCONCURRED REQUEST CONFERENCE
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
3/30/2026 10:20AM

SB583
Bill Docket
Title: directing the department of education to create an education funding transparency data and reporting system.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/22/2026 11:10AM

SB586
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) requiring chartered public schools, school administrative units, and cities or school districts not audited under RSA 671:5 to be audited by an independent public accountant after the end of the fiscal year and requiring the results of such audits to be made available to the public.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
4/7/2026 1:00PM

SB589
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to port electrification, microgrid development, and cybersecurity standards for energy and water systems.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseScience, Technology and Energy
Next/Last Hearing:
4/6/2026 2:00PM

SB590
Bill Docket
Title: relative to electric aggregation plans.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseWays and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
4/7/2026 10:00AM

SB592
Bill Docket
Title: enabling regional, conservation, and energy resource planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors and creating a commission to study transferring ownership of the Winnipesaukee River Basin program to an alternative authority.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
3/25/2026 11:00AM

SB595
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to rulemaking for transient non-community water systems.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseResources, Recreation and Development
Next/Last Hearing:
4/8/2026 10:00AM

SB603
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the funding of the SNAP program by the department of health and human services.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
4/13/2026 10:30AM

SB608
Bill Docket
Title: relative to family caregiver support in certain programs and child care support for kinship caregivers.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseChildren and Family Law
Next/Last Hearing:
3/24/2026 11:30AM

SB619
Bill Docket
Title: establishing procedures for expedited court hearings and disposition of confiscated animals.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseJudiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
3/25/2026 10:00AM

SB628
Bill Docket
Title: enabling curbside electric-vehicle charging.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Transportation
Next/Last Hearing:
1/20/2026 1:30PM

SB635
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) establishing a health reimbursement arrangement tax credit program and making an appropriation for improvements in the department of revenue administration's information management system.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Ways and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
1/21/2026 10:40AM

SB639
Bill Docket
Title: establishing a committee to study the health and safety impacts of Red Dye 40 and other food additives in food and beverages sold in New Hampshire.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/7/2026 10:30AM

SB640
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/22/2026 11:00AM

SB644
Bill Docket
Title: requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseEnvironment and Agriculture
Next/Last Hearing:
3/31/2026 11:00AM

SB647
Bill Docket
Title: authorizing the department of insurance to participate in a cooperative procurement group via an intergovernmental agreement for a prescription drug discount program.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/15/2026 2:15PM

SB659
Bill Docket
Title: relative to education financing.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Education Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
3/13/2026 9:00AM

SB662
Bill Docket
Title: making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
2/10/2026 2:00PM

SB667
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the assault of emergency room personnel.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseCriminal Justice and Public Safety
Next/Last Hearing:
4/8/2026 12:00PM

SB669
Bill Docket
Title: relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/1/2026 11:30AM