District 08 - Senator Ruth Ward

Senator Ward
State House
Room 302
107 North Main Street Concord NH  03301
603.271.2609
Staff: Aaron Jones

66 Total Bills Sponsored by Senator Ward

6 Prime Sponsored Bills
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

SB420
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the state commission for human rights.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
1/21/2026 9:30AM

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

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

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

SB523
Bill Docket
Title: (Second New Title) establishing a committee to study the implementation of a residential builder registration system.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseHousing
Next/Last Hearing:
4/21/2026 10:00AM

61 Cosponsored Bills
Title: making best interest placements within the same school district mandatory in the absence of a valid reason to deny the placement.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
4/15/2025 9:15AM

HB121
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to school district financial requirements and district probation processes.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Education Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
2/12/2026 9:00AM

HB131
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to bullying and cyberbullying prevention.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
CONCURRED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
3/24/2026 9:35AM

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

HB257
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to the crime of endangering the welfare of a child or incompetent.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Children and Family Law
Next/Last Hearing:
3/19/2026 9:40AM

HB349
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the practice of optometry and authorization to perform ophthalmic laser procedures.
General Status:
VETOED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
VETO SUSTAINED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
2/4/2026 9:45AM

HB563
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education, extraordinary need grants, fiscal capacity disparity aid, and determination of education grants.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/30/2025 9:30AM

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

HB648
Bill Docket
Title: relative to insurance coverage for glucose monitoring.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
1/29/2025 10:30AM

HB1121
Bill Docket
Title: defining the cost of an adequate education.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Education Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
4/1/2026 1:00PM

HB1152
Bill Docket
Title: designating the funds account for donations and bequests received by the department of military affairs and veterans services to be non-lapsing funds.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
2/18/2026 9:30AM

HB1155
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) repealing the home education advisory council.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
4/14/2026 9:25AM

HB1183
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the mathematics requirement for high school graduation.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Policy and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
2/2/2026 10:00AM

HB1202
Bill Docket
Title: relative to dual and concurrent enrollment requirements for courses at institutions within the community college system of New Hampshire.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
3/10/2026 10:00AM

HB1270
Bill Docket
Title: clarifying the definition of part-time teacher.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
3/10/2026 10:15AM

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

HB1370
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) repealing the public school identification and accommodation of gifted and talented students reporting requirement.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
3/24/2026 9:45AM

HB1374
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) modifying the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district and the discontinuance of elementary and high schools and requiring the review of school district operating documents by school boards.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Senate Status:
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
4/21/2026 9:25AM

HB1379
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the reporting date for the annual complaint data.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/4/2026 10:00AM

HB1401
Bill Docket
Title: amending the meaning of scholarship organization as it pertains to education freedom accounts.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
MISCELLANEOUS
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Policy and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
2/18/2026 10:45AM

HB1468
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to a flood resilience section in municipal master plans.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
CONCURRED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseMunicipal and County Government
Next/Last Hearing:
3/17/2026 9:30AM

HB1623
Bill Docket
Title: requiring charter schools to have uniform and transparent billing costs and practices for special education services.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Funding
Next/Last Hearing:
1/29/2026 1:00PM

HB1644
Bill Docket
Title: permitting towns to unilaterally withdraw from a cooperative school district.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Policy and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
2/9/2026 11:00AM

HB1658
Bill Docket
Title: relative to parental consent and age verification for digital application platforms.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
1/29/2026 11:00AM

HB1706
Bill Docket
Title: repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
4/2/2026 2:30PM

HB1788
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) holding state contracts with DEI provisions to be void as a matter of law and establishing a right of action for citizens where public entities or state agencies engage with contracts with DEI provisions.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Judiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
4/2/2026 1:40PM

HB1804
Bill Docket
Title: consolidating school administrative units, making chief school administrator jobs an elected position, and defining education roles.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
MISCELLANEOUS
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Policy and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
2/24/2026 1:00PM

HB1816
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board to establish rules governing the vetting of school district business administrator candidates.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Senate Status:
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Education Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
4/1/2026 1:30PM

HB1828
Bill Docket
Title: requiring the department of education to establish an auditing process relative to teacher preparation programs at the post-secondary educational level.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
3/31/2026 9:35AM

HB1836
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the input-based accountability system requirements and enforcement.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
3/31/2026 9:45AM

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 establishing an alternative driver education program.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Transportation
Next/Last Hearing:
1/28/2025 1:00PM

SB186
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) preventing portraits depicting persons from being hung in certain places in the statehouse, unless the subject of the portrait has been dead for at least 10 years and provided exemplary and noteworthy services to the citizens of this state.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
NONCONCURRED
Latest Status:
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/16/2025 1:15PM

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

SB408
Bill Docket
Title: relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics. 
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
4/1/2026 1:15PM

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

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

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

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

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

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

SB508
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseMunicipal and County Government
Next/Last Hearing:
4/7/2026 10:45AM

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

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

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

SB570
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to legislative ethics.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseLegislative Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/15/2026 10:00AM

SB573
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) establishing certification standards for certified public safety comfort dogs.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/1/2026 10:30AM

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

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

SB588
Bill Docket
Title: requiring that all municipalities that are served by a school district vote on the closure of schools.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
2/3/2026 9:15AM

SB609
Bill Docket
Title: relative to improving screening for and treatment of blood clots, or venous thromboembolism, and establishing a statewide venous thromboembolism registry.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
2/11/2026 9:00AM

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

SB655
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to employee leasing companies, workers' compensation coverage options, and a minimum wage exemption for minor league baseball players.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseLabor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Next/Last Hearing:
4/14/2026 10:00AM

SB656
Bill Docket
Title: establishing a web-based occupational license application portal for veterans and military spouses.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/25/2026 11:30AM

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

SB664
Bill Docket
Title: limiting hospital executive compensation in communities designated as distressed place-based economies under certain circumstances.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
2/18/2026 9:15AM

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

SB670
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) establishing a developmental services oversight commission; relative to reporting requirements regarding the death of a child in residential care; and relative to the registry of founded reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
3/25/2026 1:00PM