# New Hampshire SB134: relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program.

New Hampshire SB134, relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Howard Pearl (r); status signed, last action 2026-03-30 (Signed by the Governor on 03/27/2026; Chapter 18; Effective 03/27/2026) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB134
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2026-03-30, Signed by the Governor on 03/27/2026; Chapter 18; Effective 03/27/2026
- Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (568 yes, 164 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State must renew Medicaid work-rule request: cost, low. Effective upon passage, New Hampshire’s health department must resubmit a federal waiver request by July 1, 2025. The request seeks to make work and community engagement requirements a condition of Granite Advantage Medicaid coverage. Starting November 1, 2025, annual reports must cover the request…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jess Edwards (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael I Moffett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Concur | pass | 15 | 9 |   |
| 2026-01-08 | House | Adopt Amendment | pass | 349 | 5 |   |
| 2026-01-08 | House | OTPA | pass | 204 | 150 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2026-03-30: Signed by the Governor on 03/27/2026; Chapter 18; Effective 03/27/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Enrolled (in recess of) 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 115 (House)
- 2026-03-17: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/12/2026); SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Sen. Rochefort Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, RC 15Y-9N, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 43 (House)
- 2026-01-08: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-3093h: MA RC 204-150 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 43 (House)
- 2026-01-08: Amendment # 2025-3093h: AA RC 349-5 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 39 (House)
- 2025-11-18: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-11-18: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3093h 11/12/2025 (Vote 11-6; RC) HC 51 P. 39 (House)
- 2025-10-28: Executive Session: 11/12/2025 10:00 am GP 158 (House)
- 2025-10-23: Subcommittee Work Session: 11/03/2025 01:00 pm GP 158 (House)
- 2025-10-02: Subcommittee Work Session: 10/22/2025 01:00 pm GP 158 (House)
- 2025-09-12: Subcommittee Work Session: 10/01/2025 01:00 pm GP 158 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-04-23: Executive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Public Hearing: 04/16/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207 (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: RC 15Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025, Vote 4-2; SC 13 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0401s, RC 16Y-8N, MA; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Committee Amendment # 2025-0401s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0401s, 03/06/2025, Vote 3-2; (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Hearing: 02/05/2025, Room 101, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-03-17: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1133&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7812)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30253)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=26555)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1133&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7812)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30253)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=26555)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB134-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).