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NH SB 36

enacted

relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities.

New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did NH SB 36 pass?

Yes. NH SB 36 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-30): II. Remainder Effective 03/27/2026

What is NH SB 36 about?

NH SB 36 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities.”.

Who sponsors NH SB 36?

Kevin A. Avard is the primary sponsor of NH SB 36, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-01-07
Latest action
2026-03-30 — II. Remainder Effective 03/27/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kevin A. Avardprimary
  • Keith R. Murphycosponsor
  • Timothy Langcosponsor
  • Diane Pauercosponsor
  • Bill M. Gannoncosponsor
  • Ruth Wardcosponsor
  • Maureen C. Mooneycosponsor
  • Regina Birdsellcosponsor
  • Kimberly A Ricecosponsor
  • Victoria Sullivancosponsor
  • Jeanine M Nottercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-30

    II. Remainder Effective 03/27/2026

  2. 2026-03-30

    I. Section 1 Effective 07/01/2027 at 12:01 AM

  3. 2026-03-30

    Signed by the Governor on 03/27/2026; Chapter 15

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-03-23

    Enrolled (in recess of) 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 115

  5. 2026-03-17

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/12/2026); SJ 7

    enrolled

  6. 2026-02-05

    Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3

  7. 2026-02-05

    Sen. Rochefort Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3

  8. 2026-01-08

    Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 57

  9. 2026-01-08

    Referred to Finance 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 39

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-01-08

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-3091h: MA RC 188-162 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 37

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  11. 2026-01-08

    Amendment # 2025-3091h: AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 37

  12. 2025-11-18

    Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  13. 2025-11-18

    Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3091h 11/12/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 51 P. 38

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-10-28

    Executive Session: 11/12/2025 10:00 am GP 158

  15. 2025-05-01

    Retained in Committee

  16. 2025-04-23

    Executive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207

  17. 2025-04-16

    Public Hearing: 04/23/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303

  18. 2025-03-28

    Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 109

    introduction,referral-committee

  19. 2025-03-06

    Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0530s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  20. 2025-03-06

    Committee Amendment # 2025-0530s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

  21. 2025-02-21

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0530s, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-01-16

    ==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 01/22/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 6

  23. 2025-01-07

    Introduced 01/08/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 2

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

  • OTPA

    2026-01-08 · pass · 188-162

    Member-level votes (386)
    • Phyllis M Katsakiores: other
    • 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: yes
    • Peter R Leishman: no
    • Marjorie K. Smith: no
    • Michael D Harrington: other
    • Charles E McMahon: yes
    • Maureen C. Mooney: yes
    • Peter B Schmidt: other
    • 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: yes
    • Dan McGuire: yes
    • Jeanine M Notter: yes
    • Bill H Ohm: yes
    • Mark L Proulx: yes
    • Brian Seaworth: yes
    • Steven D Smith: other
    • Marc D Tremblay: yes
    • Mark Warden: yes
    • Dick Ames: no
    • Paul S. Berch: no
    • Peter W Bixby: no
    • Efstathia S Booras: no
    • Michael D Cahill: no
    • Karel A. Crawford: yes
    • 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: other
    • Keith Michael Ammon: yes
    • Lino M Avellani: yes
    • Russell Dumais: other
    • Thomas L Kaczynski: yes
    • Mark McLean: yes
    • Jason M. Osborne: other
    • 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: yes
    • Michael Vose: yes
    • Patricia Cornell: no
    • Linda R Gould: yes
    • Christopher J. Herbert: no
    • David J. Luneau: other
    • Alexis H Simpson: no
    • Thomas L Southworth: no
    • Michael A Edgar: no
    • Michael I Moffett: yes
    • Barry Faulkner: no
    • Barbara Comtois: other
    • Jim L Fedolfi: yes
    • Gerald Griffin: yes
    • Lisa M Freeman: yes
    • Richard W. Lascelles: yes
    • Kevin J Scully: yes
    • Andrew J. Prout: yes
    • John A Leavitt: other
    • Kevin G. Verville: yes
    • Jess Edwards: yes
    • Richard P Tripp: yes
    • John C Janigian: yes
    • Cathryn A Harvey: no
    • Mark S MacKenzie: no
    • Sue A Newman: no
    • Catherine M Sofikitis: no
    • Beth S. Richards: other
    • Ellen D Read: other
    • 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: yes
    • David C Love: yes
    • Stephen C. Pearson: yes
    • Mark A Vallone: no
    • Robert D Harb: yes
    • Charles R Melvin: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Paul P Dargie: no
    • Peter Petrigno: no
    • Tom Ploszaj: yes
    • Mike Bordes: yes
    • Juliet Harvey-Bolia: yes
    • Douglas R. Trottier: other
    • Jonathan H Smith: yes
    • Chris R McAleer: no
    • Dru Fox: other
    • Lucius Parshall: no
    • James R Qualey: yes
    • Jennifer M Rhodes: yes
    • 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: other
    • Ross Berry: yes
    • Louise Andrus: yes
    • Tony M Caplan: no
    • Jose E Cambrils: yes
    • Eric B Gallager: no
    • Matthew Pitaro: other
    • 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: yes
    • Walter Spilsbury: yes
    • Wayne D. MacDonald: yes
    • Paul A Terry: yes
    • Bill Boyd: yes
    • Muriel C Hall: no
    • Catherine A Rombeau: no
    • Jodi L Nelson: yes
    • Cyril Nicholas Aures: yes
    • Deborah Aylward: other
    • Peggy Balboni: no
    • 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: no
    • 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: yes
    • Margaret M Drye: yes
    • Ron C Dunn: yes
    • Susan A Elberger: no
    • Charles H Foote: other
    • Loren E Foxx: no
    • Nicholas A Germana: no
    • Merryl Gibbs: other
    • Michael E Granger: yes
    • Alicia C Gregg: no
    • Jessica Grill: no
    • Matthew S Hicks: no
    • Molly C Howard: no
    • Heath Howard: no
    • Allan Howland: no
    • Philip M Jones: no
    • Louis C Juris: no
    • Catherine M Kenny: yes
    • Seth King: yes
    • Allison Knab: other
    • Katelyn T Kuttab: yes
    • Jessica Finn LaMontagne: no
    • Nicole M Leapley: other
    • Daniel J LeClerc: no
    • Christal R Lloyd: no
    • Peter Lovett: no
    • 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: no
    • Kristine Perez: yes
    • Katy Peternel: yes
    • Yury Polozov: yes
    • Daniel Popovici-Muller: yes
    • Susan M Porcelli: yes
    • Kelley L Potenza: yes
    • Heather Raymond: no
    • Ned Raynolds: other
    • 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: other
    • Trinidad Tellez: no
    • Jeffrey Tenczar: other
    • Eric S Turer: no
    • David E Walker: yes
    • Lilli M Walsh: yes
    • Jonah Orion Wheeler: no
    • Robert J Wherry: yes
    • Clayton D Wood: yes
    • Dick H Thackston: yes
    • James W Tierney: yes
    • Brian D Cole: yes
    • Mike S Belcher: yes
    • Marc W Plamondon: no
    • 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
    • Calvin Beaulier: yes
    • Cindy Lynn Bennett: yes
    • Dan H Bergeron: other
    • Marie Louise Bjelobrk: yes
    • Tracy Anne Bricchi: no
    • Nicholas D. Bridle: no
    • Pam Brown: yes
    • Scott R Bryer: yes
    • Manoj Chourasia: no
    • Suzanne L Chretien: no
    • Eleana Marie Colby: no
    • 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: yes
    • Lily M Foss: no
    • Linda Franz: yes
    • Mary Ngwanda Georges: no
    • Henry R Giasson: yes
    • Dale R Girard: no
    • Ernesto L Gonzalez: yes
    • George C Grant: yes
    • James Gruber: no
    • Stephanie Grund: no
    • James H Guzofski: yes
    • Robley Hall: yes
    • Joseph Hamblen: yes
    • Tim Hartnett: no
    • Karen A Hegner: no
    • Wayne J Hemingway: yes
    • Samantha Jacobs: other
    • 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: no
    • Darrell A Louis: yes
    • Janet Marie Lucas: no
    • Amy L Malone: other
    • Tim E Mannion: yes
    • Sanjeev K Manohar: other
    • Jay D Markell: yes
    • Rita G Mattson: yes
    • Donald S McFarlane: yes
    • Linda McGrath: yes
    • Peter L. Mehegan: yes
    • Julie Miles: no
    • Seth B Miller: no
    • Laurence A Miner: other
    • Sheri Minor: yes
    • Pete Morency: other
    • Bryan Morse: other
    • Mary Murphy: other
    • Denis Vincent Murphy: no
    • 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: yes
    • 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: other
    • Jim Snodgrass: no
    • Carrie Sorensen: other
    • Terry Spahr: no
    • John Joseph Stone: no
    • John W. Suiter: yes
    • Dale Swanson: no
    • Brian R. Taylor: no
    • James R Thibault: yes
    • Travis J Toner: yes
    • Alice Wade: no
    • Toni Weinstein: other
    • Vicki A Wilson: yes
    • Billie Butler: no
    • David John Preece: no

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