# New Hampshire SB178: relative to the department of health and human services laboratory services for testing of water supplies.

New Hampshire SB178, relative to the department of health and human services laboratory services for testing of water supplies., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Gray; status signed, last action 2025-07-22 (II. Remainder Effective 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB178
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to the department of health and human services laboratory services for testing of water supplies.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-07-22, II. Remainder Effective 07/01/2025
- Sponsor: Gray
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New Hampshire water-testing fees and waivers: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, New Hampshire's health commissioner must adopt rules listing state laboratory services and setting fees. The law sets no dollar amounts and allows fee waivers when they serve public health. Fees for federally required drinking-water tests and other offered analyses must foll…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gray

## Actions (17)

- 2025-07-22: II. Remainder Effective 07/01/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-07-22: I. Sections 2 and 3 and 5 of this act shall take effect as provided in Section 4 (Senate)
- 2025-07-22: Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0245 (Senate)
- 2025-07-08: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate)
- 2025-07-08: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60 (House)
- 2025-06-12: Sen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16 (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1743h and 2025-2376h: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 137 (House)
- 2025-06-05: FLAM # 2025-2376h (Rep. Layon): AA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 137 (House)
- 2025-06-05: Amendment # 2025-1743h: AA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 136 (House)
- 2025-05-27: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1743h 05/21/2025 (Vote 16-0; RC) HC 27 P. 20 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Executive Session: 05/21/2025 11:00 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Public Hearing: 04/23/2025 02:00 pm LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 112 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/13/2025; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Hearing: 02/05/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-07-08: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=928&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7946)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16975)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16149)

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- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=928&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7946)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16975)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16149)

## 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)
- [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)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [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-SB178-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).