# New Hampshire SB248: establishing a committee to study palliative and hospice care in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire SB248, establishing a committee to study palliative and hospice care in New Hampshire., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Regina Birdsell (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-24 (Signed by the Governor on 06/23/2025; Chapter 0115; Effective 06/23/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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- 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 SB248
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: establishing a committee to study palliative and hospice care in New Hampshire.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-06-24, Signed by the Governor on 06/23/2025; Chapter 0115; Effective 06/23/2025
- Sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New Hampshire reviews hospice and palliative care: benefit, low. The law creates a temporary committee to study hospice and palliative care availability and barriers to access in New Hampshire. Its review includes people with disabilities, people receiving long-term care, people with dementia, and veterans. The House Speaker appoints three representatives, and t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark A Pearson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Samuel G Farrington (Republican), House

## Actions (12)

- 2025-06-24: Signed by the Governor on 06/23/2025; Chapter 0115; Effective 06/23/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 24 (House)
- 2025-06-16: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17 (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 10 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/30/2025 (Vote 16-2; CC) HC 23 P. 9 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Executive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Public Hearing: 04/23/2025 10:30 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. 113 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Hearing: 03/05/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-06-16: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1019&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7901)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16485)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13918)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1019&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7901)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16485)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13918)

## 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-SB248-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).