# New Hampshire SB185: relative to office of professional licensure and certification investigations.

New Hampshire SB185, relative to office of professional licensure and certification investigations., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Howard Pearl (r); status failed, last action 2026-01-07 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 70) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB185
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to office of professional licensure and certification investigations.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2026-01-07, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 70
- Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alvin B See (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carol M McGuire (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jose E Cambrils (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael I Moffett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tara Reardon (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Denise Ricciardi (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Rochefort (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (17)

- 2026-01-07: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 70 (House)
- 2025-11-05: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 10/01/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 51 P. 10 (House)
- 2025-11-05: Executive Session: 10/01/2025 10:00 am GP 231 (House)
- 2025-09-22: Full Committee Work Session: 10/01/2025 10:00 am GP 231 (House)
- 2025-05-28: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-05-06: Executive Session: 05/21/2025 11:00 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-04-18: Subcommittee Work Session: 04/23/2025 11:00 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-04-17: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/24/2025 02:00 pm LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Public Hearing: 04/16/2025 01:15 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)
- 2025-03-20: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 13 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0512s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Committee Amendment # 2025-0512s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0512s, 03/06/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Hearing: 02/05/2025, Room 103, SH, 10:15 am; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7953)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7953)

## 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-SB185-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).