# New Hampshire SB401: relative to removing an obsolete annual reporting requirement by municipal overseers of public welfare to the department of health and human services and repealing the department of health and human services reporting requirement on 10-year demographic cost projections.

New Hampshire SB401, relative to removing an obsolete annual reporting requirement by municipal overseers of public welfare to the department of health and human services and repealing the department of health and human services reporting requirement on 10-year demographic cost projections., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by James P. Gray (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Signed by the Governor on 05/08/2026; Chapter 54; Effective 05/08/2026) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB401
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to removing an obsolete annual reporting requirement by municipal overseers of public welfare to the department of health and human services and repealing the department of health and human services reporting requirement on 10-year demographic cost projections.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-18
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Signed by the Governor on 05/08/2026; Chapter 54; Effective 05/08/2026
- Sponsor: James P. Gray (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- 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: James P. Gray (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate

## Actions (12)

- 2026-05-12: Signed by the Governor on 05/08/2026; Chapter 54; Effective 05/08/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 82 (House)
- 2026-04-24: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/23/2026); SJ 11 (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 12 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/18/2026 (Vote 12-0; CC) (House)
- 2026-03-20: Executive Session: 03/18/2026 10:00 am GP 231 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Public Hearing: 03/18/2026 10:00 am GP 231 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 124 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2 (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 3 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Hearing: 01/14/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:10 am; SC 1 (Senate)
- 2025-11-18: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-04-24: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1239&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-11-18: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=21587)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=32470)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30707)

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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=1239&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=21587)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=32470)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30707)

## 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-SB401-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).