# New Hampshire SB456: establishing the commission for children's futures.

New Hampshire SB456, establishing the commission for children's futures., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Victoria Sullivan (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 101; Effective 05/28/2026) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB456
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: establishing the commission for children's futures.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Last action: 2026-05-29, Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 101; Effective 05/28/2026
- Sponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New Hampshire commission studies children's well-being: benefit, low. Effective upon passage, the law creates New Hampshire's Study Commission for Children's Futures to study children's health and service gaps. Its work covers individualized education programs, psychoactive medicine use, mental health diagnoses and services, and students' awareness of mental health c…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeanine M Notter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi L Nelson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly A Rice
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate

## Actions (14)

- 2026-05-29: Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 101; Effective 05/28/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-05-18: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 147 (House)
- 2026-05-18: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 3 (House)
- 2026-04-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/07/2026 (Vote 10-2; CC) (House)
- 2026-04-07: Executive Session: 04/07/2026 10:00 am GP 230 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 10:00 am GP 230 (House)
- 2026-03-27: Introduced (in recess of) 03/26/2026 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 9 P. 54 (House)
- 2026-03-26: Ought to Pass with Amendments #2026-1226s and #2026-1255s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Sen. Birdsell Floor Amendment # 2026-1255s, AA, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Committee Amendment # 2026-1226s, AA, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1226s, 03/26/2026, Vote 5-0; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Hearing: 03/11/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2025-11-21: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-05-18: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1426&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-11-21: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22119)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33408)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31417)

## 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
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1426&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22119)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33408)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31417)

## 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-SB456-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).