# New Hampshire SB432: (New Title) authorizing the application of sunscreen in schools and camps without a licensed health care provider's note or prescription and establishing a skin cancer prevention education program.

New Hampshire SB432, (New Title) authorizing the application of sunscreen in schools and camps without a licensed health care provider's note or prescription and establishing a skin cancer prevention education program., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Ruth Ward (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-14 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 16) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB432
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) authorizing the application of sunscreen in schools and camps without a licensed health care provider's note or prescription and establishing a skin cancer prevention education program.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Last action: 2026-05-14, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 16
- Sponsor: Ruth Ward (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 18
- 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: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Abbas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Mandelbaum (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Miles (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Katelyn T Kuttab (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick N Long (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sharon M. Carson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate

## Actions (11)

- 2026-05-14: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 16 (House)
- 2026-05-06: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 05/04/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 19 P. 11 (House)
- 2026-04-29: Executive Session: 05/04/2026 10:30 am GP 232 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Public Hearing: 03/30/2026 10:00 am GP 232 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 5 P. 124 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Committee Amendment # 2026-0508s, AA, VV; 02/19/2026; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0508s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/19/2026; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0508s, 02/19/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6 (Senate)
- 2025-12-11: Hearing: 01/20/2026, Map Room, SL, 09:30 am; SC 46 (Senate)
- 2025-12-11: ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 01/13/2026, Map Room, SL, 09:15 am; SC 45 (Senate)
- 2025-11-21: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-21: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=21978)

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- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=21978)

## 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-SB432-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).