# New Hampshire SB138: (Second New Title) relative to record requests by health care providers.

New Hampshire SB138, (Second New Title) relative to record requests by health care providers., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tim McGough (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-22 (Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0233; Effective 09/13/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB138
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (Second New Title) relative to record requests by health care providers.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-07-22, Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0233; Effective 09/13/2025
- Sponsor: Tim McGough (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Patient record access with capped fees: benefit, low. The law treats medical information held by health care providers or their contracted record-handling vendors as the patient's property. Patients and defined requestors are entitled to copies under federal health privacy rules, known as HIPAA. Requestors include the patient's personal representative…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David J Nagel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Michael Potucek (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Miles (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lilli M Walsh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan M Porcelli (Republican), House

## Actions (15)

- 2025-07-22: Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0233; Effective 09/13/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-06-30: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 58 (House)
- 2025-06-30: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Sen. Rochefort Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, RC 15Y-8N, MA; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1764h: MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 10 (House)
- 2025-05-08: Amendment # 2025-1764h (NT): AA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 10 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1764h (NT) 04/30/2025 (Vote 16-1; CC) HC 23 P. 8 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Executive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Public Hearing: 04/16/2025 10:30 am 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)
- 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1393s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Sen. Birdsell Floor Amendment # 2025-1393s, AA, VV; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025, Vote 5-0; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: ==TIME CHANGE== Hearing: 03/19/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-06-30: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1074&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7816)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16963)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14483)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1074&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7816)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16963)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14483)

## 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-SB138-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).