NH HB 1735

enacted

relative to the practice of pharmacy, the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right to try act.

New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did NH HB 1735 pass?

Yes. NH HB 1735 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-16): Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 311; eff. I. Sec 14-19 eff prov sec 21 II. Secs 1-13 eff 9/8/2026 III. Rem eff 7/10/2026

What is NH HB 1735 about?

NH HB 1735 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “relative to the practice of pharmacy, the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right to try act.”.

Who sponsors NH HB 1735?

Brian D Cole, Brian Cole are the primary sponsors of NH HB 1735, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-12-17
Latest action: 2026-07-16 — Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 311; eff. I. Sec 14-19 eff prov sec 21 II. Secs 1-13 eff 9/8/2026 III. Rem eff 7/10/2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-07-16
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 311; eff. I. Sec 14-19 eff prov sec 21 II. Secs 1-13 eff 9/8/2026 III. Rem eff 7/10/2026
2026-07-01
Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026
2026-07-01
Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 56
2026-06-30
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 15
enrolled
2026-06-04
House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-2134s (Rep. Roy): MA VV 06/04/2026 HJ 15
2026-06-04
Senator Birdsell moved that HB 1735 be Read a Third Time and Final Passage in the Early Session; MA; VV, 06/04/2026; SJ 14
2026-06-04
Sen. Birdsell Moved to suspend all rules necessary to permit the consideration of HB 1735 at the present time and if adopted, to permit third reading and final passage in the early session, 2/3 necessary, MA, VV; 06/04/2026; SJ 14
2026-06-04
The Chair ruled the Question Divisible; 06/04/2026; SJ 14
2026-06-04
Ought to Pass with Amendment on the Remainder of the Bill and effective date, RC 14Y-9N, MA, OT3rdg; 06/04/2026; SJ 14
committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-06-04
Ought to Pass with Amendment on Sections 1-13 and the Effective Date; MA; VV, 06/04/2026; SJ 14
committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-06-04
Sen. Birdsell Moved to divide the Question on Ought to Pass with Amendment with the first vote on Sections 1-13 and the Effective Date and the second vote on the remainder of the bill and the Effective Date; 06/04/2026; SJ 14
committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-04
Sen. Rochefort Floor Amendment # 2026-2134s, AA, VV; 06/04/2026; SJ 14
2026-06-04
Refer to Interim Study, MF, VV; 06/04/2026; SJ 14
referral
2026-06-04
Sen. Rochefort Moved Ought to Pass; 06/04/2026; SJ 14
committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-04
Sen. Rochefort Moved to Remove From Table, MA, VV; 06/04/2026; SJ 14
2026-05-14
Pending Motion Interim Study; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
2026-05-14
Sen. Birdsell Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
2026-05-14
HB 1735 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
2026-05-07
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/14/2026; Vote 3-2; CC; SC 18
2026-04-01
==RECONVENE== Hearing: 04/02/2026, Room 103, SH, 02:45 pm;
2026-03-25
==RECESSED== Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 12
2026-03-17
Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7
introduction,referral-committee
2026-03-11
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0850h: MA RC 181-151 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 204
committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-03-11
Amendment # 2026-0850h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 203
2026-02-25
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
2026-02-25
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/11/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 52
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Executive Session: 02/11/2026 02:30 pm GP 158
2026-01-21
Public Hearing: 01/28/2026 11:00 am GP 158
2025-12-17
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 33
introduction,referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

OTPA
2026-03-11 · pass · 181-151
Member-level votes (386)
- Calvin Beaulier: yes
- Cindy Lynn Bennett: other
- Dan H Bergeron: no
- Marie Louise Bjelobrk: yes
- Tracy Anne Bricchi: no
- Nicholas D. Bridle: yes
- Pam Brown: yes
- Scott R Bryer: yes
- Manoj Chourasia: no
- Suzanne L Chretien: no
- Eleana Marie Colby: other
- Erica R de Vries: no
- Denise DeDe-Poulin: other
- Susan G DeRoy: yes
- Sayra Lynn DeVito: yes
- Ricky J Devoid: yes
- Matt Drew: yes
- Dillon J Dumont: yes
- Pierre M Dupont: yes
- Myles England: other
- Samuel G Farrington: yes
- Mary J Ford: other
- Lily M Foss: no
- Linda Franz: yes
- Mary Ngwanda Georges: no
- Henry R Giasson: yes
- Dale R Girard: other
- Ernesto L Gonzalez: yes
- George C Grant: yes
- James Gruber: other
- Stephanie Grund: no
- James H Guzofski: yes
- Robley Hall: yes
- Joseph Hamblen: yes
- Tim Hartnett: no
- Karen A Hegner: other
- Wayne J Hemingway: other
- Samantha Jacobs: no
- Sly Karasinski: yes
- Eileen S Kelly: no
- Erin Kerwin: no
- Steven Kesselring: yes
- Lee Ann Kluger: no
- Lori E Korzen: yes
- Brian H Labrie: yes
- John H Larochelle: no
- Patrick N Long: yes
- Darrell A Louis: yes
- Janet Marie Lucas: no
- Amy L Malone: other
- Tim E Mannion: yes
- Sanjeev K Manohar: no
- Jay D Markell: other
- Rita G Mattson: yes
- Donald S McFarlane: yes
- Linda McGrath: yes
- Peter L. Mehegan: yes
- Julie Miles: yes
- Seth B Miller: other
- Laurence A Miner: yes
- Sheri Minor: other
- Pete Morency: other
- Bryan Morse: other
- Phyllis M Katsakiores: yes
- Mary Jane Wallner: no
- John B. Hunt: yes
- Janet G Wall: no
- Wayne M. Burton: no
- Gary R Gilmore: no
- Kenneth L Weyler: yes
- Gary L. Daniels: yes
- Sherman A. Packard: other
- John J Sytek: yes
- John R Cloutier: no
- James R MacKay: other
- Susan W Almy: no
- Joseph A. Guthrie: other
- Peter R Leishman: no
- Marjorie K. Smith: no
- Michael D Harrington: yes
- Charles E McMahon: yes
- Maureen C. Mooney: yes
- Peter B Schmidt: no
- Ralph G Boehm: yes
- Jordan G. Ulery: yes
- Thomas L Buco: other
- Jean L. Jeudy: no
- Lucy McVitty Weber: no
- Debra L DeSimone: yes
- Larry G Gagne: yes
- Timothy O. Horrigan: no
- Rick M Ladd: yes
- Carol M McGuire: yes
- Timothy A. Soucy: no
- Susan C DeLemus: yes
- Jack B. Flanagan: yes
- Gregory G. Hill: yes
- David C Lundgren: other
- Dan McGuire: yes
- Jeanine M Notter: other
- Bill H Ohm: yes
- Mark L Proulx: yes
- Brian Seaworth: other
- Steven D Smith: other
- Marc D Tremblay: yes
- Mark Warden: other
- Dick Ames: no
- Paul S. Berch: no
- Peter W Bixby: no
- Efstathia S Booras: other
- Michael D Cahill: no
- Karel A. Crawford: other
- Linda A. DiSilvestro: no
- Karen E Ebel: no
- Linda C Harriott-Gathright: no
- Martin L. Jack: no
- Aboul B Khan: yes
- Dennis J Malloy: no
- David E Milz: yes
- Chris Muns: no
- Skip A. Rollins: yes
- Thomas C Schamberg: no
- Joe Sweeney: yes
- George E Sykes: no
- Thomas C Walsh: yes
- Gerald W.R. Ward: no
- Glen C Aldrich: yes
- Keith Michael Ammon: yes
- Lino M Avellani: yes
- Russell Dumais: other
- Thomas L Kaczynski: yes
- Mark McLean: yes
- Jason M. Osborne: yes
- John Michael Potucek: yes
- Katherine J. Prudhomme-O'Brien: yes
- Kimberly A Rice: yes
- James A Spillane: yes
- Douglas W. Thomas: yes
- Len P Turcotte: yes
- Peter R. Varney: other
- Michael Vose: yes
- Patricia Cornell: no
- Linda R Gould: yes
- Christopher J. Herbert: no
- David J. Luneau: no
- Alexis H Simpson: no
- Thomas L Southworth: no
- Michael A Edgar: no
- Michael I Moffett: yes
- Barry Faulkner: no
- Barbara Comtois: yes
- Jim L Fedolfi: other
- Gerald Griffin: yes
- Lisa M Freeman: yes
- Richard W. Lascelles: yes
- Kevin J Scully: yes
- Andrew J. Prout: yes
- John A Leavitt: yes
- Kevin G. Verville: yes
- Jess Edwards: yes
- Richard P Tripp: yes
- John C Janigian: other
- Cathryn A Harvey: other
- Mark S MacKenzie: no
- Sue A Newman: no
- Catherine M Sofikitis: other
- Beth S. Richards: no
- Ellen D Read: no
- Julie D Gilman: no
- Kate Rushford Murray: no
- Mark A Pearson: yes
- Kris Schultz: no
- Charlie G. St. Clair: no
- Brian M Sullivan: no
- Anita D Burroughs: no
- Stephen L Woodcock: no
- John T MacDonald: yes
- Jerry M. Stringham: no
- Sallie D Fellows: no
- Laurel Stavis: no
- Keith Erf: yes
- Nancy A Murphy: no
- Rosemarie Rung: no
- Wendy Ellen N Thomas: no
- Ray E Newman: no
- Fred E Davis: no
- Laura Damphousse Telerski: no
- Matthew B. Wilhelm: no
- Connie Boyles Lane: no
- Gary L Woods: no
- Tom Dolan: other
- David C Love: yes
- Stephen C. Pearson: yes
- Mark A Vallone: no
- Robert D Harb: yes
- Charles R Melvin: other
- Gaby M Grossman: other
- Jim V. Maggiore: no
- David James Meuse: no
- Terry W Roy: other
- Cassandra N Levesque: no
- Judy F. Aron: yes
- Megan A Murray: no
- Kat McGhee: no
- Joe H. Alexander: other
- Paul P Dargie: no
- Peter Petrigno: no
- Tom Ploszaj: yes
- Mike Bordes: other
- Juliet Harvey-Bolia: yes
- Douglas R. Trottier: other
- Jonathan H Smith: other
- Chris R McAleer: other
- Dru Fox: no
- Lucius Parshall: no
- James R Qualey: yes
- Jennifer M Rhodes: other
- Arnold G Davis: yes
- Lex Berezhny: yes
- Mary A Hakken-Phillips: no
- Russell Muirhead: no
- Jim A Kofalt: yes
- Lisa C.M. Post: yes
- Ted Gorski: yes
- Daniel T. Veilleux: no
- Vanessa L Sheehan: yes
- Diane E. Kelley: yes
- Diane Pauer: yes
- James L Creighton: yes
- Ross Berry: yes
- Louise Andrus: other
- Tony M Caplan: no
- Jose E Cambrils: other
- Eric B Gallager: no
- Matthew Pitaro: yes
- Stephen E. Boyd: yes
- Paul D Tudor: yes
- Erica J Layon: yes
- Julius F Soti: yes
- Bob J. Lynn: yes
- Susan J Vandecasteele: yes
- Melissa A. Litchfield: yes
- JD Bernardy: yes
- Mark Paige: no
- Glenn Bailey: yes
- Aidan Ankarberg: other
- Walter Spilsbury: yes
- Wayne D. MacDonald: yes
- Paul A Terry: other
- Bill Boyd: yes
- Muriel C Hall: no
- Catherine A Rombeau: no
- Jodi L Nelson: yes
- Cyril Nicholas Aures: yes
- Deborah Aylward: yes
- Peggy Balboni: other
- Heather P Baldwin: no
- Lorie Ball: yes
- Luz Bay: no
- Steven T Bogert: yes
- Bill R Bolton: no
- Richard R Brown: yes
- Claudine R Burnham: yes
- Matthew Coker: yes
- Riché Colcombe: yes
- Travis James Corcoran: yes
- Thomas H Cormen: no
- Hope E Damon: no
- Will Darby: no
- William Dolan: no
- Tanya Donnelly: yes
- Mike Drago: other
- Margaret M Drye: yes
- Ron C Dunn: yes
- Susan A Elberger: no
- Charles H Foote: yes
- Loren E Foxx: no
- Nicholas A Germana: no
- Merryl Gibbs: no
- Michael E Granger: yes
- Alicia C Gregg: no
- Jessica Grill: no
- Matthew S Hicks: other
- Molly C Howard: other
- Heath Howard: no
- Allan Howland: no
- Philip M Jones: no
- Louis C Juris: no
- Catherine M Kenny: yes
- Seth King: yes
- Allison Knab: no
- Katelyn T Kuttab: yes
- Jessica Finn LaMontagne: no
- Nicole M Leapley: no
- Daniel J LeClerc: no
- Christal R Lloyd: no
- Peter Lovett: other
- Tom D Mannion: yes
- Dennis Mannion: yes
- Zoe R Manos: no
- Lisa R Mazur: yes
- Valerie E McDonnell: yes
- Alissandra Murray: no
- David J Nagel: no
- Jodi K Newell: no
- Kristin Noble: yes
- Mike Ouellet: yes
- David Paige: no
- William S Palmer: no
- Stephanie R Payeur: other
- Kristine Perez: other
- Katy Peternel: yes
- Yury Polozov: yes
- Daniel Popovici-Muller: yes
- Susan M Porcelli: yes
- Kelley L Potenza: yes
- Heather Raymond: no
- Ned Raynolds: no
- James Leon Roesener: no
- Linda V Ryan: no
- Alvin B See: yes
- Christine Seibert: no
- Loren Selig: no
- John Sellers: yes
- Shane A Sirois: yes
- Geoffrey Smith: other
- Carry Spier: no
- Kathy Staub: no
- Jared Sullivan: no
- James Summers: yes
- Trinidad Tellez: no
- Jeffrey Tenczar: yes
- Eric S Turer: no
- David E Walker: yes
- Lilli M Walsh: yes
- Jonah Orion Wheeler: yes
- Robert J Wherry: yes
- Clayton D Wood: yes
- Dick H Thackston: other
- James W Tierney: yes
- Brian D Cole: yes
- Mike S Belcher: yes
- Marc W Plamondon: other
- David Fracht: no
- Paige Beauchemin: no
- Sean C Durkin: yes
- Erik R Johnson: no
- Jennifer Mandelbaum: yes
- Michael Aron: yes
- Liz F Barbour: yes
- Joseph J Barton: yes
- Mary Murphy: yes
- Denis Vincent Murphy: yes
- Brian G Nadeau: yes
- Rich M Nalevanko: yes
- James Newsom: no
- Terri O'Rorke: no
- Thomas Oppel: no
- Kathleen Paquette: yes
- Wayne Pearson: no
- Raymond C. Peeples: yes
- Raymond S Plante: yes
- Adam Joseph Presa: other
- Sherri L Reinfurt: yes
- Ellen B Rockmore: no
- Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière: yes
- Santosh Salvi: no
- Gregory M Sargent: no
- Buzz Scherr: no
- John Schneller: yes
- Donald Evan Selby: yes
- Jeremy Slottje: yes
- Jim Snodgrass: no
- Carrie Sorensen: no
- Terry Spahr: no
- John Joseph Stone: no
- John W. Suiter: yes
- Dale Swanson: other
- Brian R. Taylor: yes
- James R Thibault: yes
- Travis J Toner: yes
- Alice Wade: no
- Toni Weinstein: no
- Vicki A Wilson: yes
- Billie Butler: no
- David John Preece: no
Ought To Pass w/ Amendment - Remainder
2026-06-04 · pass · 14-9
Member-level votes (24)
- Sharon M. Carson: yes
- David H. Watters: no
- Kevin A. Avard: yes
- Regina Birdsell: no
- Cindy Rosenwald: no
- James P. Gray: yes
- Ruth Ward: yes
- Bill M. Gannon: yes
- Daniel E. Innis: yes
- Suzanne M. Prentiss: no
- Denise Ricciardi: other
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka: no
- Timothy Lang: yes
- Donovan Fenton: no
- Keith R. Murphy: yes
- Howard Pearl: yes
- Daryl Abbas: yes
- Debra Altschiller: no
- David Rochefort: yes
- Mark McConkey: yes
- Tim McGough: yes
- Tara Reardon: no
- Victoria Sullivan: yes
- Pat Long: no

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