# New Hampshire SB254: (New Title) relative to controlled substance inventories and relative to surrogate parent criminal history records checks.

New Hampshire SB254, (New Title) relative to controlled substance inventories and relative to surrogate parent criminal history records checks., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David Rochefort (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-18 (Signed by the Governor on 06/17/2025; Chapter 0104; Effective 08/16/2025) (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 SB254
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) relative to controlled substance inventories and relative to surrogate parent criminal history records checks.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-06-18, Signed by the Governor on 06/17/2025; Chapter 0104; Effective 08/16/2025
- Sponsor: David Rochefort (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- 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: David Rochefort (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carol M McGuire (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David J Nagel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate

## Actions (15)

- 2025-06-18: Signed by the Governor on 06/17/2025; Chapter 0104; Effective 08/16/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 167 (House)
- 2025-06-09: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Sen. Rochefort Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/08/2025; SJ 12 (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1548h: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 5 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Amendment # 2025-1548h (NT): AA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 5 (House)
- 2025-04-21: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1548h 04/17/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 22 P. 9 (House)
- 2025-04-21: Executive Session: 04/17/2025 10:15 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-1548h: 04/17/2025 10:15 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Public Hearing: 04/17/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration 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)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing: 03/12/2025, Room 101, LOB, 10:15 am; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-06-09: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=632&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7906)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16387)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13998)

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (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)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=632&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7906)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16387)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13998)

## 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-SB254-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).