# New Hampshire SB506: relative to community engagement and work requirements under the state Medicaid program.

New Hampshire SB506, relative to community engagement and work requirements under the state Medicaid program., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Howard Pearl (r); status in committee, last action 2026-02-24 (Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB506
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to community engagement and work requirements under the state Medicaid program.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Last action: 2026-02-24, Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
- Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r)
- Cosponsors: 11
- 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: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Abbas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James P. Gray (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael I Moffett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wayne D. MacDonald (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-24: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/05/2026; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Hearing: 01/21/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 2 (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=22070)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22070)

## 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-SB506-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).