# New Hampshire HB701: (New Title) relative to the terminal patients' right to try act. New Hampshire HB701, (New Title) relative to the terminal patients' right to try act., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lisa R Mazur (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-25 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/20/2025; Chapter 304; eff. 01/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB701-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New Hampshire HB701 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: (New Title) relative to the terminal patients' right to try act. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-08-25, Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/20/2025; Chapter 304; eff. 01/01/2026 - Sponsor: Lisa R Mazur (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Patients gain court remedy for treatment violations: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, affected patients can ask New Hampshire's superior court to stop authorities from violating this law. Patients must have a physician-diagnosed life-threatening disease and have received, be receiving, or be eligible for treatment in New Hampshire. Facilities and providers… - Remote screening and consent for patients: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, providers physically in New Hampshire can conduct live remote prescreenings with patients in any state. Patients must have a physician-diagnosed life-threatening disease. Screenings assess possible ineligibility or nonselection for clinical trials, drugs, biologic treatme… - Treatment providers gain protection from patient lawsuits: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, manufacturers, pharmacists, facilities, providers, and others involved in care gain protection from treatment-harm lawsuits. The patient's physician and a consulting physician must determine that the patient has a life-threatening disease. The treating physician must find… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lisa R Mazur (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Erica J Layon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Henry R Giasson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jim A Kofalt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe H. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keith Michael Ammon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rich M Nalevanko (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sherri L Reinfurt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate ## Actions (30) - 2025-08-25: Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/20/2025; Chapter 304; eff. 01/01/2026 (House) - 2025-07-14: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 63 (House) - 2025-07-14: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate) - 2025-06-26: Conference Committee Report 2025-2834c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 18 (House) - 2025-06-26: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2834c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17 (Senate) - 2025-06-19: Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2834c; 06/26/2025 (Senate) - 2025-06-18: Conference Committee Meeting: 06/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 206-208 (House) - 2025-06-17: Conference Committee Meeting: 06/17/2025 02:00 pm LOB 305 (House) - 2025-06-16: Conferee Change: Rep. Lucas Replaces Rep. Lamontagne 06/16/2025 HJ 17 P. 24 (House) - 2025-06-16: Conference Committee Meeting: 06/16/2025 02:00 pm LOB 202-204 (House) - 2025-06-11: Speaker Appoints: Reps. W. MacDonald, Layon, Kesselring, LaMontagne 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168 (House) - 2025-06-11: President Appoints: Senators Rochefort, Abbas, Prentiss; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Sen. Rochefort Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-10: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1986s and 2025-2579s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168 (House) - 2025-06-05: Ought to Pass with Amendments #2025-1986s and #2025-2579s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Sen. Birdsell Floor Amendment # 2025-2579s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Committee Amendment # 2025-1986s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Without Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate, MA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1986s, 06/05/2025, Vote 5-0; SC 22 (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Special Order to 06/05/2025, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2025 SJ 13 (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1986s, 05/15/2025, Vote 5-0; SC 21 (Senate) - 2025-04-16: ==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 04/23/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 18 (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Hearing: 04/23/2025, Room 101, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 18 (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 10 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0967h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 33 (House) - 2025-03-26: Amendment # 2025-0967h: AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 33 (House) - 2025-03-19: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0967h 03/19/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 17 P. 19 (House) - 2025-03-13: Executive Session: 03/19/2025 09:30 am LOB 201 (House) - 2025-02-27: Public Hearing: 03/05/2025 01:00 pm LOB 201 (House) - 2025-01-21: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 3 P. 23 (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-07-14: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=567&inflession=2025) - Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7357) - CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17064) - Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16585) ## 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) - HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (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) - 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 - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=567&inflession=2025) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7357) - [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17064) - [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16585) ## 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) - [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026) - [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) - [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026) - [New Hampshire bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire/bills) - [New Hampshire state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB701-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).