# New Hampshire SB288: (New Title) establishing an advisory council on the system of care for healthy aging in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire SB288, (New Title) establishing an advisory council on the system of care for healthy aging in New Hampshire., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Ruth Ward (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-11-03 (Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB288
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) establishing an advisory council on the system of care for healthy aging in New Hampshire.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-11-03, Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1
- Sponsor: Ruth Ward (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 13
- 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: Ruth Ward (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (8)

- 2025-11-03: Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Pending Motion OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Sen. Birdsell Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1326s, MA, VV; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Sen. Ward Floor Amendment # 2025-1326s, 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, 09:00 am; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=8013)

## 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)
- 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)
- 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=8013)

## 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-SB288-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).