# New Hampshire SB37: relative to residential care and health facility licensing.

New Hampshire SB37, relative to residential care and health facility licensing., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Howard Pearl (r); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 195-164 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 21) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB37
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to residential care and health facility licensing.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 195-164 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 21
- Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r)
- 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: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark A Pearson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-22: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 195-164 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 21 (House)
- 2025-05-07: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2025-05-07: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/30/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) (House)
- 2025-04-23: Executive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 10:00 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. 109 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Ought to Pass with Amendments #2025-0012s and #2025-0307s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/13/2025; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Sen. Pearl Floor Amendment # 2025-0307s, AA, VV; 02/13/2025; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Amendment # 2025-0012s, AA, VV; 02/13/2025; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0012s, 02/13/2025, Vote 5-0; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection; 01/30/2025; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: SB 37 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 01/30/2025; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Sen. Birdsell Moved to Remove SB 37 from the Consent Calendar; 01/30/2025; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0012s, 01/30/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 7 (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Hearing: 01/15/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 5 (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced 01/08/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5394)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5394)

## 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-SB37-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).