# New Hampshire SB480: limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services.

New Hampshire SB480, limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-14 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 2) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB480
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Last action: 2026-05-14, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 2
- Sponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic)
- 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: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Rochefort (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate

## Actions (11)

- 2026-05-14: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 2 (House)
- 2026-05-05: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/29/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 19 P. 6 (House)
- 2026-04-22: Executive Session: 04/29/2026 10:00 am GP 229 (House)
- 2026-04-16: Subcommittee Work Session: 04/22/2026 10:00 am GP 229 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Public Hearing: 04/15/2026 11:00 am GP 229 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 8 P. 114 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Committee Amendment # 2026-0838s, AA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0838s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0838s, 03/05/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Hearing: 01/28/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 3 (Senate)
- 2025-11-21: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-21: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22042)

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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=22042)

## 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-SB480-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).