# New Hampshire HB73: relative to harm reduction, substance misuse, and the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery.

New Hampshire HB73, relative to harm reduction, substance misuse, and the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David J Nagel (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/29/2025; Chapter 41; eff. 06/28/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB73
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to harm reduction, substance misuse, and the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-23
- Last action: 2025-05-30, Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/29/2025; Chapter 41; eff. 06/28/2025
- Sponsor: David J Nagel (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Care protections for pain and hospice patients: benefit, low. New Hampshire’s substance misuse planning law cannot be read to limit care for people with chronic pain. The same protection covers hospice and palliative care, including when the law uses the word “misuse.” The act takes effect 30 days after passage.
- State drug planning includes harm reduction: benefit, low. New Hampshire’s Governor’s Commission develops and updates statewide plans for substance misuse prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery. Harm reduction means working directly with people using alcohol or drugs to prevent overdose and disease and ease access to care. The definition balan…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David J Nagel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Mandelbaum (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jess Edwards (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-30: Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/29/2025; Chapter 41; eff. 06/28/2025 (House)
- 2025-05-13: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 59 (House)
- 2025-05-12: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/08/2025); SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-1912e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 32 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-1912e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/01/2025); SJ 12 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/17/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing: 03/26/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:15 am; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0219h: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 14 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Amendment # 2025-0219h: AA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 14 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0219h 02/19/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 14 P. 10 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Executive Session: 01/29/2025 10:30 am LOB 210-211 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Public Hearing: 01/29/2025 10:30 am LOB 210-211 (House)
- 2024-12-23: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 2 P. 4 (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=10230)
- Enrolled, 2025-05-06: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=84&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2024-12-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=3369)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15461)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=12849)

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## Sources
- [As Amended (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=10230)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=84&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=3369)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15461)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=12849)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB73-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).