District 05 - Senator Suzanne Prentiss

Senator Prentiss
State House Annex, Room 236
25 Capitol Street Concord NH  03301
603.271.3091
Staff: Vivian Hall

76 Total Bills Sponsored by Senator Prentiss

14 Prime Sponsored Bills
SB182
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to the maternal mortality review committee.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/17/2025 12:00:00 AM

SB189
Bill Docket
Title: relative to fetal death records.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseJudiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
4/9/2025 12:00:00 AM

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:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
1/14/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB429
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the placement of trauma kits in public schools and making an appropriation therefor.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Policy and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
1/20/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB453
Bill Docket
Title: authorizing advanced practice registered nurses and physician associates to make certain certifications.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
3/4/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB455
Bill Docket
Title: relative to health plan coverage of GLP-1 medications.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
CONSENT CALENDAR REPORT FILED
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
2/11/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB480
Bill Docket
Title: limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
CONSENT CALENDAR REPORT FILED
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
1/28/2026 12:00:00 AM

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::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
2/11/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB584
Bill Docket
Title: increasing the amount of funding provided for students receiving special education services.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Education Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/22/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB613
Bill Docket
Title: relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities established within a 15 mile radius of a critical access hospital.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
3/4/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB616
Bill Docket
Title: relative to reporting requirements under the right to try act.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
2/4/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB630
Bill Docket
Title: relative to local authorities' power to declare a reasonable and safe speed limit.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Transportation
Next/Last Hearing:
1/20/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB634
Bill Docket
Title: enabling municipalities to adopt a municipal occupancy fee.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Ways and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
1/14/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB642
Bill Docket
Title: repealing the committee for the protection of human subjects institutional review board.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
1/28/2026 12:00:00 AM

63 Cosponsored Bills
HB349
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the practice of optometry and authorization to perform ophthalmic laser procedures.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
2/4/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB431
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) establishing a commission to study the costs of special education.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
4/29/2025 12:00:00 AM

HB477
Bill Docket
Title: establishing a commission to study safety and security procedures in the New Hampshire state house.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseLegislative Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
2/19/2025 12:00:00 AM

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 12:00:00 AM

HB725
Bill Docket
Title: relative to ground ambulance services.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
2/5/2025 12:00:00 AM

HB742
Bill Docket
Title: requiring catastrophic special education state aid funding to be drawn from the education trust fund.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INTERIM STUDY
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Funding
Next/Last Hearing:
1/30/2025 12:00:00 AM

HB1027
Bill Docket
Title: subjecting appropriations of local conservation commissions to the approval of local governing bodies.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
REPORT FILED
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseMunicipal and County Government
Next/Last Hearing:
2/3/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB1030
Bill Docket
Title: relative to licensed practical nurse scope of practice.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/4/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB1193
Bill Docket
Title: naming a 911 call service center in Laconia in honor of Bruce G. Cheney.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
CONSENT CALENDAR REPORT FILED
Latest Status:
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
2/18/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB1406
Bill Docket
Title: prohibiting health carriers from using artificial intelligence to change the clinical judgment of a provider. 
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
2/17/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB1456
Bill Docket
Title: repealing the legislature's declaration of authority over public education.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseJudiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
2/25/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB1506
Bill Docket
Title: creating an exception to the restricted uses of artificial intelligence by state agencies.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
1/29/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB1535
Bill Docket
Title: relative to clarifying eligible renewable energy classes under the renewable portfolio standard.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
REPORT FILED
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseScience, Technology and Energy
Next/Last Hearing:
2/9/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB1554
Bill Docket
Title: requiring insurance carriers to provide peer-to-peer review at any stage of prior authorization and mandating disclosure of reviewer credentials. 
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
2/17/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB1625
Bill Docket
Title: relative to annual reporting on accessory dwelling unit construction and use.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseHousing
Next/Last Hearing:
1/20/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB1705
Bill Docket
Title: establishing an employee assistance program for small town and volunteer first responders and making an appropriation therefor.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
2/3/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB1715
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the electronic filing of domestic violence and stalking petition case documents.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseCriminal Justice and Public Safety
Next/Last Hearing:
1/16/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB1760
Bill Docket
Title: repealing the directive that the department of health and human services seek a waiver to establish pharmacy copayment and premium requirements under the state Medicaid plan and making an appropriation therefor.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
2/18/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB1794
Bill Docket
Title: directing the department of health and human services to identify the impact of Medicaid changes on New Hampshire residents' access to health care.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
2/18/2026 12:00:00 AM

HB1798
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the coverage of diapers under the state Medicaid plan.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
LAID ON TABLE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
1/14/2026 12:00:00 AM

Title: urging the legislature to adequately fund public education.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
REPORT FILED
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Funding
Next/Last Hearing:
2/13/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB200
Bill Docket
Title: relative to accepting a portrait of Sylvia Larsen.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseLegislative Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/16/2025 12:00:00 AM

SB402
Bill Docket
Title: eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
1/21/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB408
Bill Docket
Title: relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics. 
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/21/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB417
Bill Docket
Title: requiring state liquor outlets to post warnings relative to the increased risk of cancer and birth defects from drinking alcoholic beverages.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Commerce
Next/Last Hearing:
1/13/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB422
Bill Docket
Title: relative to membership of the governor's commission on addiction, treatment, and prevention.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
1/14/2026 12:00:00 AM

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:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
1/21/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB458
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the use of toll credits.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Transportation
Next/Last Hearing:
1/20/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB463
Bill Docket
Title: relative to possession of firearms in safe school zones.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Judiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
1/20/2026 12:00:00 AM

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:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
1/13/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB484
Bill Docket
Title: prohibiting Medicaid premiums and limiting Medicaid expansion cost sharing.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/13/2026 12:00:00 AM

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:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseHousing
Next/Last Hearing:
1/14/2026 12:00:00 AM

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:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseState-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
1/8/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB493
Bill Docket
Title: relative to cyanobacteria and other emerging environmental water quality issues.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Next/Last Hearing:
2/10/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB511
Bill Docket
Title: relative to state park fees for state residents.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/21/2026 12:00:00 AM

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:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseChildren and Family Law
Next/Last Hearing:
1/15/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB522
Bill Docket
Title: re-establishing the commission to study the economic impact of the arts and culture in New Hampshire.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseResources, Recreation and Development
Next/Last Hearing:
1/14/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB531
Bill Docket
Title: establishing a task force to study the feasibility of the creation of cosmetology related programming in Coos County.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseEducation Funding
Next/Last Hearing:
1/20/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB533
Bill Docket
Title: requiring the state to seek bids for contracts to oversee and operate the state's education freedom account program every three years.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
2/10/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB536
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the solid waste facility site evaluation committee.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Next/Last Hearing:
2/3/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB538
Bill Docket
Title: extending net metering eligibility terms for municipal energy projects.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Next/Last Hearing:
1/13/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB543
Bill Docket
Title: relative to long-term care eligibility and making an appropriation therefor.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
1/8/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB546
Bill Docket
Title: relative to health carrier network access monitoring.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
1/14/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB551
Bill Docket
Title: Â relative to legal protections for legal reproductive health care services.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
REPORT FILED
Latest Status:
Senate Judiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
2/11/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB557
Bill Docket
Title: prohibiting the sale of kratom products to anyone under 21 years of age and providing for the regulation of the sale of kratom products.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Judiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
2/10/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB566
Bill Docket
Title: relative to recruiting incentive programs for the national guard.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/8/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB574
Bill Docket
Title: establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
2/17/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB575
Bill Docket
Title: establishing a study committee to study the issue of school bullying.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
CONSENT CALENDAR REPORT FILED
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
2/17/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB582
Bill Docket
Title: modifying the base cost of an adequate education.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Education Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/22/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB587
Bill Docket
Title: creating criteria for redistricting of congressional districts, state senate districts, state house of representatives districts, and executive councilor districts.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
2/3/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB597
Bill Docket
Title: relative to utility rate increases to inflation-adjusted thresholds and performance incentive metrics for utilities.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Next/Last Hearing:
2/10/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB602
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the withholding of state payments to the federal government in response to suspended federal aid.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
2/3/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB621
Bill Docket
Title: establishing a homicide cold case commission for the purpose of acting as an intermediary between the department of justice and the family of cold case homicide victims.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
REPORT FILED
Latest Status:
Senate Judiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
1/15/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB636
Bill Docket
Title: establishing tax credits for qualifying small businesses against documented tariff-related costs.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Latest Status:
Senate Ways and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
1/14/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB637
Bill Docket
Title: relative to certain tax credits for purchase from New Hampshire farms.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
INTERIM STUDY
Latest Status:
Senate Ways and Means
Next/Last Hearing:
1/14/2026 12:00:00 AM

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:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:

SB649
Bill Docket
Title: increasing fines for using a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving a motor vehicle.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseCriminal Justice and Public Safety
Next/Last Hearing:
1/13/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB651
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Judiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
1/22/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB657
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the oversight of artificial intelligence.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Judiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
2/17/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB663
Bill Docket
Title: creating a Medicaid methodology working group within the department of health and human services and making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for eligible nursing facilities based on Medicaid reimbursement rates.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
CONSENT CALENDAR REPORT FILED
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
2/10/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB666
Bill Docket
Title: relative to consumer protection, transparency, and oversight of certain health care transactions and establishing a study committee to analyze health insurance providers, their practices, policies, premiums, management, and the impact to consumers.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
2/18/2026 12:00:00 AM

SB669
Bill Docket
Title: relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Commerce
Next/Last Hearing:
2/17/2026 12:00:00 AM