# New Hampshire HB1794: directing the department of health and human services to identify the impact of Medicaid changes on New Hampshire residents' access to health care.

New Hampshire HB1794, directing the department of health and human services to identify the impact of Medicaid changes on New Hampshire residents' access to health care., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Laura Damphousse Telerski (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-04 (Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1794
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: directing the department of health and human services to identify the impact of Medicaid changes on New Hampshire residents' access to health care.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Last action: 2026-03-04, Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- Sponsor: Laura Damphousse Telerski (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Laura Damphousse Telerski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carrie Sorensen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David J Nagel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Janet Marie Lucas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Finn LaMontagne (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lucy McVitty Weber (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Jane Wallner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Trinidad Tellez (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-04: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2026-03-04: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/04/2026 (Vote 11-7; RC) HC 10 P. 91 (House)
- 2026-02-27: Executive Session: 03/04/2026 09:00 am GP 158 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Public Hearing: 02/18/2026 10:00 am GP 158 (House)
- 2025-12-17: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 36 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-17: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24554)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24554)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1794-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).