HB 712-FN (2025): limiting breast surgeries for minors, relative to residential care and health facility licensing, and relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities.

HB 712-FN (2025)

limiting breast surgeries for minors, relative to residential care and health facility licensing, and relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities.

• Status: Signed into law
• Term: 2025-2026
• House committee: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
• Senate committee: Health and Human Services
• Subject: Public and Mental Health
• Chapter law: 287

The Story

It was introduced on January 9, 2025 and referred to the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs committee. The committee held a public hearing on March 3, 2025, with 1,385 people signed in online: 106 in support and 1,279 in opposition. The committee met in executive session on March 19, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2025-1138h), and the minority recommended that the House kill it, by a vote of 10–8. The report was placed on the regular calendar. The committee's amendment (2025-1138h) was adopted on a voice vote on March 27, 2025, changing the text of the bill. On March 27, 2025 the House voted to pass it with changes on a roll call 200–165. It crossed to the Senate on March 27, 2025 and was referred to the Senate Health and Human Services committee. The committee held a public hearing on April 23, 2025. The committee voted 3–2 to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2025-1987s). On May 15, 2025 the Senate adopted “Special Order to 06/05/2025, Without Objection”. The committee voted 3–2 to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2025-1987s). On June 5, 2025 the Senate adopted “Without Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate”. The committee's amendment (2025-1987s) was adopted on a voice vote on June 5, 2025, changing the text of the bill. A floor amendment (2025-2506s), offered by Sen. Regina Birdsell, was adopted on a voice vote on June 5, 2025, changing the text of the bill. A floor amendment (2025-2508s), offered by Sen. Kevin Avard, was adopted on a voice vote on June 5, 2025, changing the text of the bill. On June 5, 2025 the Senate voted to pass it with changes and ordered it to a third reading. On June 5, 2025 the House adopted “House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1987s 2025-2506s and 2025-2508s and Requests CofC” on a voice vote, on a motion by Rep. Jim Kofalt. On June 5, 2025 the Senate adopted “Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference” on a voice vote, on a motion by Sen. David Rochefort. A committee of conference met on June 16, 2025 and June 17, 2025 to try to settle the differences between the two chambers' versions of the bill. On June 26, 2025 the Senate adopted the conference report (2025-2862c) on a roll call 16–8. On June 26, 2025 the House adopted the conference report (2025-2862c) on a roll call 191–163. The bill was enrolled on June 26, 2025 — the final check of the text before it goes to the governor — and an enrolled bill amendment (2025-2926e) was adopted on a voice vote to correct technical errors found after passage. The governor signed it on August 1, 2025, making it Chapter 287 of the session laws.

Sponsors

• Rep. Lisa Mazur (R - Hills 44) (prime sponsor)
• Rep. Sayra DeVito (R - Rock 8)
• Rep. Riché Colcombe (R - Hills 30)
• Rep. Jim Kofalt (R - Hills 32)
• Rep. Melissa Litchfield (R - Rock 32)
• Rep. Erica Layon (R - Rock 13)
• Rep. Sherri Reinfurt (R - Hills 29)
• Rep. Jeanine Notter (R - Hills 12)
• Sen. Keith Murphy (R - SD16)
• Rep. Sheila Seidel (R - Hills 29)
• Rep. Kristin Noble (R - Hills 2)
• Sen. Victoria Sullivan (R - SD18)

Hearings and Sessions

• March 3, 2025, 1:00 PM: public hearing, House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs, LOB 306-308
• March 19, 2025, 9:30 AM: executive session, House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs, LOB 201
• March 27, 2025: floor debate, House
• April 23, 2025, 9:30 AM: hearing, Senate Health and Human Services, SH 103
• May 15, 2025: floor debate, Senate
• June 5, 2025: floor debate, Senate
• June 16, 2025, 3:00 PM: committee of conference, LOB 202-204
• June 17, 2025, 4:00 PM: committee of conference, LOB 305
• June 26, 2025: floor debate, Senate
• June 26, 2025: floor debate, House

Votes

• March 27, 2025, House: Ought to Pass with Amendment — yeas 200, nays 165, passed
• June 5, 2025, Senate: Ought to Pass with Amendment — yeas 16, nays 7, passed
• June 5, 2025, House: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1987s 2025-2506s and 2025-2508s and Requests CofC — voice vote, passed
• June 5, 2025, Senate: Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference — voice vote, passed
• June 26, 2025, Senate: Adopt Conference Committee Report — yeas 16, nays 8, passed
• June 26, 2025, House: Adopt Conference Committee Report — yeas 191, nays 163, passed

The Docket

Laws It Would Change

• RSA 329
• RSA 332-M
• RSA 332-M:2
• RSA 332-M:3
• RSA 332-M:4
• RSA 151:5-c
• RSA 151:6
• RSA 151:6-a
• RSA 151:16-b
• RSA 151:21
• RSA 151:50

From the General Court

• Bill text
• Bill status page
• Docket
• HC 17, page 59
• SC 18
• SC 21
• This page’s data as JSON