# New Hampshire SB640: relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license.

New Hampshire SB640, relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Howard Pearl (r); status failed, last action 2026-05-14 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 24) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB640
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Last action: 2026-05-14, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 24
- Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r)
- Cosponsors: 12
- 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: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael I Moffett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Peter B Schmidt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate

## Actions (11)

- 2026-05-14: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 24 (House)
- 2026-05-01: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/29/2026 (Vote 11-1; CC) HC 19 P. 14 (House)
- 2026-04-16: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2026-1522h: 04/22/2026 11:00 am GP 231 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Full Committee Work Session: 04/29/2026 01:00 pm GP 231 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Public Hearing: 04/15/2026 11:10 am GP 231 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 8 P. 114 (House)
- 2026-03-06: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1051s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/12/2026; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Committee Amendment # 2026-1051s, AA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1051s, 03/12/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Hearing: 01/14/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 1 (Senate)
- 2025-11-25: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-25: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22319)

## Related bills

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22319)

## 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-SB640-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).