# New Hampshire SB642: repealing the committee for the protection of human subjects institutional review board.

New Hampshire SB642, repealing the committee for the protection of human subjects institutional review board., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 113; Effective 01/01/2027); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB642
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: repealing the committee for the protection of human subjects institutional review board.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Last action: 2026-05-29, Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 113; Effective 01/01/2027
- Sponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: yes
- 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: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-29: Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 113; Effective 01/01/2027 (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)
- 2026-04-09: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 17 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/18/2026 (Vote 12-1; RC) (House)
- 2026-03-20: Executive Session: 03/18/2026 01:40 pm GP 231 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Public Hearing: 03/18/2026 01:40 pm GP 231 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 127 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0383s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Committee Amendment # 2026-0383s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0383s, 02/05/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 4 (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Hearing: 01/28/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 3 (Senate)
- 2025-11-25: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-05-18: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1283&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-11-25: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22321)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33422)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30669)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (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)
- 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=1283&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22321)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33422)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30669)

## 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)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [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)
- [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-SB642-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).