# New Hampshire SB118: (Second New Title) relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes; making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility staff; establishing the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund; and permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.

New Hampshire SB118, (Second New Title) relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes; making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility staff; establishing the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund; and permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Regina Birdsell (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-04 (III. Remainder Effective 06/30/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB118-2025-2026
- 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 SB118
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (Second New Title) relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes; making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility staff; establishing the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund; and permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-08-04, III. Remainder Effective 06/30/2025
- Sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Yearly allowance updates for nursing home residents: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, New Hampshire adjusts nursing home residents’ personal needs allowance every year instead of every five years. This allowance is money residents can keep for personal needs. Adjustments reflect Social Security cost-of-living increases. The law does not set a specific doll…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lucy McVitty Weber (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wayne D. MacDonald (Republican), House

## Actions (41)

- 2025-08-04: III. Remainder Effective 06/30/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-08-04: II. Section 2 Effective 07/01/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-08-04: I. Section 1 Effective 01/01/2026 (Senate)
- 2025-08-04: Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0295 (Senate)
- 2025-07-18: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64 (House)
- 2025-07-18: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate)
- 2025-06-26: Conference Committee Report 2025-2847c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 2 (House)
- 2025-06-24: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2847c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17 (Senate)
- 2025-06-19: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2847c Filed 06/19/2025; House Amendment + New Amendment HJ 17 (House)
- 2025-06-18: Conferee Change: Rep. S. Smith Replaces Rep. Telerski 06/18/2025 HJ 17 P. 25 (House)
- 2025-06-16: ==RECONVENE== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/18/2025, 12:00 pm, Room 100, SH (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Conferee Change: Rep. M. Pearson Replaces Rep. Kesselring 06/16/2025 HJ 17 P. 24 (House)
- 2025-06-13: Conferee Change: Rep. Telerski Replaces Rep. Weber 06/13/2025 HJ 17 P. 22 (House)
- 2025-06-12: ==RECESSED== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/16/2025, 11:00 am, Room 103, SH (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: Speaker Appoints: Reps. W. MacDonald, Weber, Drew, Kesselring 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171 (House)
- 2025-06-11: House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171 (House)
- 2025-06-11: President Appoints: Senators Rochefort, Birdsell, Prentiss; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: Sen. Rochefort Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 155 (House)
- 2025-06-05: Amendment # 2025-2345h: AF DV 103-215 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 154 (House)
- 2025-05-29: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2345h (House)
- 2025-05-29: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/29/2025 (Vote 18-7; RC) HC 27 P. 21 (House)
- 2025-05-22: Executive Session: 05/22/2025 03:00 pm LOB 210-211 (House)
- 2025-05-20: Executive Session: 05/28/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211 (House)
- 2025-05-14: Division III Work Session: 05/20/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211 (House)
- 2025-05-08: Referred to Finance 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 10 (House)
- 2025-05-08: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1871h: MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 10 (House)
- 2025-05-08: Amendment # 2025-1871h (NT): AA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 7 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1871h (NT) 04/30/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 23 P. 8 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Executive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 11:00 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 111 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0941s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Amendment # 2025-0941s, AA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0941s, 03/20/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 13 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0529s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Committee Amendment # 2025-0529s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0529s, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing: 02/19/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:15 am, on proposed amendment # 2025-0295s; SC 10 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing: 02/19/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 10 (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-07-18: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=356&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7777)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17029)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16660)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=356&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7777)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17029)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16660)

## 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-SB118-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).