{"id": "HB751", "year": 2026, "term": "2025-2026", "title": "(Second New Title) establishing a committee to study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state, and creating a limited exemption from parental consent required for certain recordings under the parental bill of rights.", "narrative": "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 February 5, 2025, with 152 people signed in online: 143 in support, 8 in opposition and 1 as neutral. The committee met in executive session on February 5, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2025-0220h), and the minority recommended that the House kill it, by a vote of 12\u20136. The report was placed on the regular calendar. The committee's amendment (2025-0220h) was adopted on a voice vote on March 6, 2025, changing the text of the bill. On March 6, 2025 the House voted to pass it with changes on a roll call 216\u2013152. On March 6, 2025 the bill was referred to the Finance committee. The committee held a work session on March 17, 2025. The committee met in executive session on April 1, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The committee retained the bill, holding it for further work rather than reporting it out this year. The committee held a work session on September 29, 2025. The committee met in executive session on October 30, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2025-2964h), and the minority recommended that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2025-2957h), by a vote of 14\u201311. The report was placed on the regular calendar. The committee's amendment (2025-2964h) was adopted on a division vote 186\u2013158 on January 8, 2026, changing the text of the bill. The committee minority's amendment (2025-2957h) was rejected on a division vote 161\u2013191 on January 8, 2026. On January 8, 2026 the House voted to pass it with changes on a division vote 350\u20133. It crossed to the Senate and was referred to the Senate Executive Departments and Administration committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 21, 2026. The committee voted unanimously, 5\u20130, to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2026-0223s). The committee's amendment (2026-0223s) was adopted on a voice vote on January 29, 2026, changing the text of the bill. Part of a floor amendment (2026-0297s) was adopted on a roll call 24\u20130, changing the text of the bill. A floor amendment (2026-0297s), offered by Sen. Timothy Lang, was adopted on January 29, 2026, changing the text of the bill. On January 29, 2026 the Senate voted to pass it with changes. On January 29, 2026 the Senate voted to pass it with changes and ordered it to a third reading. On February 5, 2026 the Senate adopted \u201cAccedes to House Request for Committee of Conference\u201d on a voice vote, on a motion by Sen. Howard Pearl. On February 12, 2026 the House adopted \u201cHouse Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-0223s and 2026-0297s and Requests CofC (Reps. W. MacDonald, Weyler)\u201d on a voice vote. A committee of conference met on May 18, 2026, May 26, 2026, May 27, 2026 and May 28, 2026 to try to settle the differences between the two chambers' versions of the bill. On June 4, 2026 the Senate voted to lay it on the table on a voice vote, on a motion by Sen. Howard Pearl.", "stages": [{"label": "House Committee (Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs)", "hand": "H:committee", "text": "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 February 5, 2025, with 152 people signed in online: 143 in support, 8 in opposition and 1 as neutral. The committee met in executive session on February 5, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2025-0220h), and the minority recommended that the House kill it, by a vote of 12\u20136. The report was placed on the regular calendar.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the House Floor", "hand": "H:floor", "text": "The committee's amendment (2025-0220h) was adopted on a voice vote on March 6, 2025, changing the text of the bill. On March 6, 2025 the House voted to pass it with changes on a roll call 216\u2013152.", "notes": []}, {"label": "House Committee (Finance)", "hand": "H:committee", "text": "On March 6, 2025 the bill was referred to the Finance committee. The committee held a work session on March 17, 2025. The committee met in executive session on April 1, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The committee retained the bill, holding it for further work rather than reporting it out this year. The committee held a work session on September 29, 2025. The committee met in executive session on October 30, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2025-2964h), and the minority recommended that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2025-2957h), by a vote of 14\u201311. The report was placed on the regular calendar.", "notes": ["A retained bill stays with the committee into the second year of the term. Sometimes that means more work is planned, and sometimes it is a quiet ending."]}, {"label": "On the House Floor", "hand": "H:floor", "text": "The committee's amendment (2025-2964h) was adopted on a division vote 186\u2013158 on January 8, 2026, changing the text of the bill. The committee minority's amendment (2025-2957h) was rejected on a division vote 161\u2013191 on January 8, 2026. On January 8, 2026 the House voted to pass it with changes on a division vote 350\u20133.", "notes": []}, {"label": "Senate Committee (Executive Departments and Administration)", "hand": "S:committee", "text": "It crossed to the Senate and was referred to the Senate Executive Departments and Administration committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 21, 2026. The committee voted unanimously, 5\u20130, to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2026-0223s).", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "The committee's amendment (2026-0223s) was adopted on a voice vote on January 29, 2026, changing the text of the bill. Part of a floor amendment (2026-0297s) was adopted on a roll call 24\u20130, changing the text of the bill. A floor amendment (2026-0297s), offered by Sen. Timothy Lang, was adopted on January 29, 2026, changing the text of the bill. On January 29, 2026 the Senate voted to pass it with changes. On January 29, 2026 the Senate voted to pass it with changes and ordered it to a third reading. On February 5, 2026 the Senate adopted \u201cAccedes to House Request for Committee of Conference\u201d on a voice vote, on a motion by Sen. Howard Pearl.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the House Floor", "hand": "H:floor", "text": "On February 12, 2026 the House adopted \u201cHouse Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-0223s and 2026-0297s and Requests CofC (Reps. W. MacDonald, Weyler)\u201d on a voice vote.", "notes": []}, {"label": "Committee of Conference", "hand": "C:conference", "text": "A committee of conference met on May 18, 2026, May 26, 2026, May 27, 2026 and May 28, 2026 to try to settle the differences between the two chambers' versions of the bill.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "On June 4, 2026 the Senate voted to lay it on the table on a voice vote, on a motion by Sen. Howard Pearl.", "notes": ["Laying a bill on the table sets it aside without voting it down. A tabled bill can be taken back up later, but dies at the end of the session if it is not."]}, {"label": "How It Ended", "text": "It had not finished its passage when the session ended, and the bill died then. That is a procedural end rather than a decision -- it ran out of time -- and it would have to be filed again as a new bill in a later term."}], "story_people": [{"text": "Sen. Timothy Lang", "label": "Sen. Timothy Lang (R - SD2)", "slug": "timothy-lang-sd-2"}, {"text": "Sen. Howard Pearl", "label": "Sen. Howard Pearl (R - SD17)", "slug": "howard-pearl-sd-17"}], "notes": [], "vote_note": "4 of the floor votes on this bill were voice or division votes, which do not record how individual legislators voted.", "events": [{"date": "2025-01-09", "text": "Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 3, page 26", "plain": "Introduced and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs"}, {"date": "2025-02-05", "text": "Public Hearing: 02/05/2025 10:30 am LOB 210-211", "routine": false, "testimony": {"date": "2025-02-05", "total": 152, "support": 143, "oppose": 8, "neutral": 1, "dated": true}}, {"date": "2025-02-05", "text": "Executive Session: 02/05/2025 10:30 am LOB 210-211", "routine": false}, {"date": "2025-02-12", "text": "Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0220h (NT) 02/12/2025 (Vote 12-6; RC)", "routine": false, "cite": "HC 14, page 24", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=calendars%5C2025%5CNo14%20February%2028%202025.pdf", "plain": "Majority committee report: pass the bill with changes (amendment 2025-0220h), 12\u20136"}, {"date": "2025-02-19", "text": "Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate", "routine": false}, {"date": "2025-03-06", "text": "Amendment # 2025-0220h (NT): AA VV 03/06/2025", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 7, page 63", "plain": "Amendment 2025-0220h adopted, on a voice vote"}, {"date": "2025-03-06", "text": "Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0220h: MA RC 216-152 03/06/2025", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 7, page 64", "plain": "Bill passed with changes, 216\u2013152 on a roll call"}, {"date": "2025-03-06", "text": "Referred to Finance 03/06/2025", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 7, page 66", "plain": "Referred to Finance"}, {"date": "2025-03-17", "text": "Division III Work Session: 03/17/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211", "routine": false}, {"date": "2025-04-01", "text": "Executive Session: 04/01/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211", "routine": false}, {"date": "2025-04-02", "text": "Retained in Committee", "routine": false}, {"date": "2025-09-29", "text": "Division III Work Session: 09/29/2025 10:00 am GP 230", "routine": false}, {"date": "2025-10-30", "text": "Executive Session: 10/30/2025 10:00 am GP 230", "routine": false}, {"date": "2025-10-30", "text": "Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2964h (NT) 10/30/2025 (Vote 14-11; 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Lang Floor Amendment # 2026-0297s; 01/29/2026", "routine": false, "cite": "SJ 2", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/Journals/2026/SJ%2002%20January%2029%2C%202026.PDF"}, {"date": "2026-01-29", "text": "Sen. Perkins Kwoka Moved to divide the Question on Floor Amendment #2026-0297s with the first vote on Sections 14; 15; and the effective date and the second vote on the remainder of the amendment; 01/29/2026", "routine": false, "cite": "SJ 2", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/Journals/2026/SJ%2002%20January%2029%2C%202026.PDF", "plain": "Sen. 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Pearl Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 02/05/2026)", "routine": true, "cite": "SJ 4", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/Journals/2026/SJ%2004%20February%2019%2C%202026.PDF", "plain": "Conference agreed, on a voice vote"}, {"date": "2026-02-12", "text": "House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-0223s and 2026-0297s and Requests CofC (Reps. W. 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Mark McLean", "committee": "Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs", "vote_yeas": 12, "vote_nays": 6, "text": "This bill as introduced directs the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner to develop rules establishing a certification process for substance use treatment programs and facilities, and requires that no programs or facilities be established or operated without the requisite certification. The bill also establishes an office of the ombudsman to investigate and resolve complaints within the jurisdiction of substance abuse treatment. Supporters of the bill felt that it would strengthen patient protection and ensure access to consistent, highquality services. The primary concerns expressed were that state regulators have no oversight or record of the majority of outpatient providers, that those seeking treatment are often subject to abuse, and that a lack of evidence-based approaches often leads to unnecessary relapse. The committee amendment narrows the bill scope significantly by explicitly exempting impaired driver care management programs and non-clinical recovery support services such as recovery coaching and 12-step programs from the licensure requirement. The amendment also streamlines the process by rolling the certification into the existing health care facilities licensing statute instead of creating a separate licensing infrastructure."}, {"side": "Minority", "author": "Rep. Jim Kofalt", "committee": "Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs", "text": "This bill as amended establishes that alcohol and other substance misuse treatment facilities be regulated by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) as licensed health care facilities. The minority believes that a wholesale expansion of state regulation to cover a broad new category of entities is unwise, and that it has the potential to stifle innovation and limit access to treatment."}], "source": "House Calendar 14, 2025", "date": "2025-02-12", "dated": "signed", "cite": "HC 14", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=calendars%5C2025%5CNo14%20February%2028%202025.pdf"}, {"bill": "HB751", "title": "(New Title) requiring licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities and relative to complaint investigation of treatment facilities by the department of health and human services office of the ombudsman and making an appropriation therefor", "majority_recommendation": "OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT", "minority_recommendation": "OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT", "reports": [{"side": "Majority", "author": "Rep. 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The original bill contained a revenue stream from fees generated from certification over the next three years (called the \"substance use treatment certification fund\"), the adoption of rules relative to training and education, additional staff (likely four FTEs), a one time IT cost of $500,000 and general fund expenses of approximately $872,000 in the first year and approximately $389,000 and $399,000 in the two years thereafter, including $50,000 additional training. The amended bill version that arrived to House Finance changed the model from certification to licensure, omitted the certification revenue stream, and requested one FTE (subject to available funding) for an approximate cost of $211,000 (for one year) from the general fund to investigate and resolve complaints. The majority of the House Finance Committee c ommends the attempt to cut costs from one bill version to the next, but still foresees a plethora of critical issues warranting further discussion and resolution before this bill can proceed, starting with whether or not one FTE at $211,000 for one year is enough to effectively perform this regulatory mandate. In a biennium when the DHHS budget is lean, it is imperative that taxpayer money be prudently spent. The majority of the House Finance Committee agrees that HB 751 advances a course of action that is not ready for responsible funding; therefore, the majority endorses a study of the matter as is articulated in our amendment."}, {"side": "Minority", "author": "Rep. Laura Telerski", "committee": "Finance", "text": "The bipartisan intent of this bill is to address the crisis of underground substance use disorder treatment programs in the state that operate with no oversight or protections for those receiving treatment. A 2023 investigative podcast uncovered a story of abuse, harassment, and sexual assault at independent SUD treatment centers and the need for oversight. HB 751-FN passed the House and went to the Finance committee for a second review. The majority amendment replaces the bill with a study committee which is unnecessary since SB 495 (2024) was interim studied in 2024, a subcommittee report issued, and the Health and Human Services and Elderly Affairs committee recommended the policy for future legislation with a bipartisan vote. Since the issue has already been studied and recommended for future legislation, the minority recommends amendment #20 2957h which strips the bill down to include outpatient treatment facilities under the DHHS facility licensing program to help regulators better monitor which organizations are operating in the state and ensure high quality, evidence-based services. One position is funded to implement the changes, however revenue coming in from licensing would partially offset the expense. Passing HB 751-FN with the minority amendment will be a small, but positive, step forward to better position ourselves to overcome the ongoing addiction crisis in the state."}], "source": "House Calendar 51, 2025", "date": "2025-10-30", "dated": "signed", "cite": "HC 51", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=calendars%5C2025%5CNo51%20December%2019%202025.pdf"}, {"bill": "HB751", "body": "S", "title": "", "source": "Senate committee report, released 2026-01-22", "date": "2026-01-29", "dated": "signed", "calendar": "Regular Calendar", "majority_recommendation": "OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT", "minority_recommendation": "", "reports": [{"side": "Committee", "author": "Senator Howard Pearl", "committee": "Executive Departments and Administration", "vote_yeas": 5, "vote_nays": 0, "amendment": "2026-0223s", "text": ""}], "cite": "SC 3", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=Calendars%5C2026%5CNo%2003%20January%2022%202026.pdf"}], "docket_reports": [], "report_actions": [{"before": "2025-10-30", "date": "2025-04-02", "text": "Retained in Committee"}], "veto_message": null, "bill_note": null, "subject": "Study Committees and Commissions", "subject_source": "general court", "house_committee": "Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs", "senate_committee": "Executive Departments and Administration", "lsr": "2026-0268", "docket_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket.aspx?lsr=0268&sy=2026&txtsessionyear=2026&txtbillnumber=hb751&sortoption=billnumber", "documents": [{"label": "Bill text", "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?id=275&txtFormat=html&sy=2026", "kind": "text"}, {"label": "Bill status page", "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/Bill_status.aspx?lsr=0268&sy=2026&txtsessionyear=2026&txtbillnumber=hb751&sortoption=billnumber", "kind": "status"}, {"label": "Docket", "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket.aspx?lsr=0268&sy=2026&txtsessionyear=2026&txtbillnumber=hb751&sortoption=billnumber", "kind": "docket"}, {"label": "HC 14, page 24", "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=calendars%5C2025%5CNo14%20February%2028%202025.pdf", "kind": "record"}, {"label": "HC 51, page 37", "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=calendars%5C2025%5CNo51%20December%2019%202025.pdf", "kind": "record"}, {"label": "SJ 2", "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/Journals/2026/SJ%2002%20January%2029%2C%202026.PDF", "kind": "record"}, {"label": "HJ 2, pages 30 and 31", "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=journals%5C2026%5CHJ%2002%20January%208%2C%202026.pdf", "kind": "record"}, {"label": "SC 2", "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=Calendars%5C2026%5CNo%2002%20January%2015%202026.pdf", "kind": "record"}, {"label": "SC 3, page 3", "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=Calendars%5C2026%5CNo%2003%20January%2022%202026.pdf", "kind": "record"}, {"label": "SJ 4", "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/Journals/2026/SJ%2004%20February%2019%2C%202026.PDF", "kind": "record"}, {"label": "HJ 4, page 77", "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=journals%5C2026%5CHJ%2004%20February%2012%2C%202026.pdf", "kind": "record"}, {"label": "SJ 14", "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/Journals/2026/SJ%2014%20June%204%2C%202026.PDF", "kind": "record"}, {"label": "HJ 14, page 36", "url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=journals%5C2026%5CHJ%2014%20May%2021%2C%202026.pdf", "kind": "record"}], "amendments": [{"num": "2025-0220h", "kind": "Committee Amendment", "where": "committee", "date": "2025-03-06", "body": "H", "adopted": true, "vote_kind": "VV", "mover": "", "proposed_by": "", "text": "Proposed by the Majority of the Committee on Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs-r Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following: AN ACT requiring licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities and relative to complaint investigation of treatment facilities by the department of health and human services office of the ombudsman and making an appropriation therefor. Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following: 1 Department of Health and Human Services, Department Established; Office of the Ombudsman. Amend RSA 126-A:4, III to read as follows: III. The department shall establish an office of the ombudsman to provide assistance to clients of the department by investigating and resolving complaints regarding any matter within the jurisdiction of the department including services or assistance provided by the department or its contractors. The ombudsman's office may provide mediation or other means for informally resolving complaints. The records of the ombudsman's office shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed without the consent of the client on whose behalf the complaint is made, except as may be necessary to assist the service provider to resolve the complaint, or as required by law. Subject to available funding, the department shall designate within the office of the ombudsman a behavioral health specialist dedicated solely to investigating and resolving complaints to promote the health, safety, welfare, or civil or human rights of any person receiving the treatment or services of a substance use disorder or mental health treatment facility. 2 New Subparagraph; Residential Care and Health Facility Licensing; Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities; License Required. Amend RSA 151:2, I by inserting after subparagraph (f) the following new subparagraph: (g) Outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, including long-term remission monitoring, medically managed outpatient, intensive outpatient, high-intensity outpatient, partial hospitalization, and medically managed intensive outpatient programs. Impaired driver care management programs under RSA 265-A and nonclinical recovery support services, including but not limited to individual and group recovery coaching and 12-step programs, shall be exempt from licensure. 3 New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services; Position Established; Appropriation. For the biennium ending June 30, 2027, the sum of $211,000 is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services for the purpose of establishing one compliance officer I position to fulfill the requirements of this act. The department of health and human services shall work with the department of administrative services, division of personnel, to determine the appropriate classification in accordance with the personnel classification system and applicable broad group specifications. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. The department of health and human services may accept and expend matching federal funds without prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court. 4 Effective Date. I. Section 3 shall take effect July 1, 2025. II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage. 2025-0220h AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill requires outpatient substance use disorder treatment programs to be licensed by the department of health and human services. The bill also directs the department to designate a behavioral health specialist within the office of the ombudsman to review complaints regarding substance use or mental health treatment facilities. The bill makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to establish a compliance officer position to implement the requirements of the act.", "source": "HC014.pdf", "targets": ["the whole bill"], "supersedes": []}, {"num": "2025-2964h", "kind": "Committee Amendment", "where": "committee", "date": "2026-01-08", "body": "H", "adopted": true, "vote_kind": "DV", "mover": "", "proposed_by": "", "text": "Proposed by the Majority of the Committee on Finance-r Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following: AN ACT establishing a committee to study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities. Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following: 1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities. 2 Membership and Compensation. I. The members of the committee shall be as follows: (a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the health, human services and elderly affairs committee and one of whom shall be a member of the executive departments and administration committee. (b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate. II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee. 3 Duties. The committee shall study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities by the department of health and human services. The study shall include consideration of any appropriate exemption for nonclinical recovery support services, such as group recovery coaching and 12-step programs, and whether additional staff and funding is required for the department to administer and monitor the licensed facilities. The committee may solicit information and testimony from any individual, entity, or agency with experience or expertise relevant to the study. 4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. 5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2026. 6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage. -2964h AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill establishes a committee to study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities.", "source": "HC051.pdf", "targets": ["the whole bill"], "supersedes": [{"num": "2025-0220h", "shared": ["the whole bill"]}]}, {"num": "2025-2957h", "kind": "Minority Amendment", "where": "", "date": "2026-01-08", "body": "H", "adopted": false, "vote_kind": "DV", "mover": "", "proposed_by": "", "text": "Proposed by the Minority of the Committee on Finance-r Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following: AN ACT requiring licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, establishing a compliance officer position in the department of health and human services, and making an appropriation therefor. Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following: 1 New Subparagraph; Residential Care and Health Facility Licensing; Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities; License Required. Amend RSA 151:2, I by inserting after subparagraph (f) the following new subparagraph: (g) Outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, including long-term remission monitoring, medically managed outpatient, intensive outpatient, high-intensity outpatient, partial hospitalization, and medically managed intensive outpatient programs. Impaired driver care management programs under RSA 265-A and nonclinical recovery support services, including but not limited to individual and group recovery coaching and 12-step programs, shall be exempt from licensure. 2 New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services; Position Established; Appropriation. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the sum of $105,000 is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services for the purpose of establishing one compliance officer I position to fulfill the requirements of this act. The department of health and human services shall work with the department of administrative services, division of personnel, to determine the appropriate classification in accordance with the personnel classification system and applicable broad group specifications. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. The department of health and human services may accept and expend matching federal funds without prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court. 3 Effective Date. I. Section 2 shall take effect July 1, 2026. II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage. 2025-2957h AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill requires outpatient substance use disorder treatment programs, with certain exceptions, to be licensed by the department of health and human services. The bill also makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to establish a compliance officer position to implement the requirements of the act.", "source": "HC051.pdf", "targets": ["the whole bill"], "supersedes": []}, {"num": "2026-0223s", "kind": "Committee Amendment", "where": "committee", "date": "2026-01-29", "body": "S", "adopted": true, "vote_kind": "VV", "mover": "", "proposed_by": "", "text": "", "source": "", "targets": [], "supersedes": []}, {"num": "2026-0297s", "kind": "Floor Amendment", "where": "floor", "date": "2026-01-29", "body": "S", "adopted": true, "vote_kind": "", "mover": "Sen. 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Creates a limited exemption from the consent requirement under the parental bill of rights for required assessments and school-sponsored events open to the general public.", "fiscal": {"lead": "", "tables": [{"caption": "Estimated State Impact", "years": ["FY 2026", "FY 2027", "FY 2028", "FY 2029"], "rows": [{"label": "Revenue", "values": ["$0", "$0", "$0", "$0"], "span": false}, {"label": "Revenue Fund(s)", "values": ["None"], "span": true}, {"label": "Expenditures*", "values": ["Indeterminable"], "span": true}, {"label": "Funding Source(s)", "values": ["General Fund and Education Trust Fund"], "span": true}, {"label": "Appropriations*", "values": ["$0", "$0", "$0", "$0"], "span": false}, {"label": "Funding Source(s)", "values": ["None"], "span": true}], "footnote": "*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill"}, {"caption": "Estimated Political Subdivision Impact", "years": ["FY 2026", "FY 2027", "FY 2028", "FY 2029"], "rows": [{"label": "Local Revenue", "values": ["Indeterminable"], "span": true}, {"label": "Local Expenditures", "values": ["Indeterminable"], "span": true}]}]}, "body": "6Mar2025... 0220h\n8Jan2026... 2964h\n01/29/2026 0223s\n01/29/2026 0297s 25-0268\n05/11\nBe it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:\n1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities.\n2 Membership and Compensation.\nI. The members of the committee shall be as follows:\n(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the health, human services and elderly affairs committee and one of whom shall be a member of the executive departments and administration committee.\n(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.\nII. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.\n3 Duties. The committee shall study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities by the department of health and human services. The study shall include consideration of any appropriate exemption for nonclinical recovery support services, such as group recovery coaching and 12-step programs, and whether additional staff and funding is required for the department to administer and monitor the licensed facilities. The committee may solicit information and testimony from any individual, entity, or agency with experience or expertise relevant to the study.\n4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.\n5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2026.\n6 Duty of Parent; Compulsory Attendance by Pupil. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 193:1, I to read as follows:\nI. A parent of any child at least 6 years of age and under 18 years of age shall cause such child to attend [ the ] a public school [ to which the child is assigned in the child's resident district ]. Such child shall attend full time when such school is in session unless:\n7 School Attendance; Legal Residence Required. Amend RSA 193:12, III to read as follows:\nIII. For the purposes of this title, \"legal resident\" of a school district means a natural person who is domiciled in the [ school district ] state and who, if temporarily absent, demonstrates an intent to maintain a principal dwelling place in the school district indefinitely and to return there, coupled with an act or acts consistent with that intent. A married person may have a domicile independent of the domicile of his or her spouse. [ If a person removes to another town with the intention of remaining there indefinitely, that person shall be considered to have lost residence in the town in which the person originally resided even though the person intends to return at some future time. ] A person may have only one legal residence at a given time.\n8 School Attendance; Legal Residence Required. Amend RSA 193:12, VI(a) to read as follows:\n(a) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee, shall decide residency issues for all pupils, excluding homeless children and youths, in accordance with this section. [ If more than one school district is involved in a residency dispute, or the parents who live apart cannot agree on the residence of a minor child, the respective superintendents shall jointly make such decision. In those instances when an agreement cannot be reached, the commissioner of the department of education, or designee, shall make a determination within 30 days of notice of the residency dispute and such determination shall be final. If the unresolved residency dispute has resulted in an interruption of educational or related services, or such an interruption is likely to occur if the determination cannot be made before the expiration of 30 days, the determination shall be made within 14 days. With the agreement of the school districts involved and of the minor child's parent or legal representative, the time for determination of the residency dispute may be extended. Residency disputes may be submitted to the commissioner for determination by a school district involved in a dispute. In cases where the failure to resolve a residency dispute has resulted in or is likely to result in the interruption of educational or related services, a minor child's parent or legal representative may submit a residency dispute for determination to the commissioner. In all cases, all parties with an interest in the dispute shall be notified of the pendency of the proceedings, shall have an opportunity to review all information provided to the commissioner, and shall have an opportunity to present facts and legal arguments to the commissioner. ] When addressing residency issues, the only question the commissioner shall consider is whether the child is a resident of the state. The commissioner's decision, including a written explanation for that decision, shall be provided to the parties of record and a copy of such explanation shall be kept on file by the department of education. No school district shall deny a pupil attendance or implementation of an existing individualized education program.\n9 Open Enrollment Schools; Definitions; Open Enrollment Public School. Amend RSA 194-D:1, I to read as follows:\nI. \"Open enrollment public school\" or \"open enrollment school\" means any public school [ which, in addition to providing educational services to pupils ] that is currently enrolling pupils both residing within its attendance area or district, [ chooses to accept ] and pupils from other attendance areas within its district and from outside its district.\n10 Open Enrollment Schools; Definitions; Teacher. Amend RSA 194-D:1, IX to read as follows:\nIX. \"Teacher\" means any individual providing or capable of providing direct instructional services to pupils, and who meets requirements prescribed in the [ Elementary and Secondary Education Act ] Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.\n11 Open Enrollment Schools; Establishment; Parental Choice; Admission. Amend RSA 194-D:2 to read as follows:\n194-D:2 Establishment; Parental Choice; Admission.\nI. [ Any school district legislative body may vote to designate one or more of its schools as an open enrollment school. ] Each district legislative body shall establish an open enrollment policy to allow pupils to transfer among schools within the district, from another district in the state, or in any state that has an interstate compact with New Hampshire that does not require nonresident pupils to pay an application fee or tuition.\nII. [ Open enrollment schools shall operate under the same laws, rules, and policies as any other public school, except as provided in this chapter. ] Each school district shall determine for each school in the district the capacity of each school and each grade level. A school district shall post the total capacity of each individual school in the district, the capacity of each grade level, and the number of vacancies in each individual school in the district on the district website by the first of each month. Each school district in the state shall report annually to the state commissioner of education the number of transfer applications, acceptances, denials and the reason for each denial. The department of education shall publish the data annually on its web site and provide reports to the senate and house education committees, and the state board of education.\nIII. [ No public school, except a chartered public school, shall be required to be an open enrollment school. ] A parent may apply to any school or district within the state on behalf of a pupil.\n[ IV. A school district may predetermine the number of pupils residing outside an open enrollment school's district or attendance area it deems appropriate to accept. ]\n[ V. ] IV. Applications may be made on behalf of eligible pupils to more than one [ open enrollment ] school within the state.\n[ VI. ] V. Every [ open enrollment ] school shall make available information about its curriculum and policies to all persons, and parents and pupils considering enrollment in that school.\n[ VII. ] VI. There shall be no application fee for pupil admission to any [ open enrollment ] school.\n[ VIII. A pupil who meets the admission requirements of an open enrollment school, and who is a resident of the district where the school is located or is a dependent child of active duty military personnel whose move resulted from military orders, shall be given absolute admission preference over a nonresident pupil. Once admitted and unless expelled, open enrollment school pupils need not reapply for admission for subsequent years. ]\nVII. A school district may deny a transfer application only for the following reasons:\n(a) The student was expelled by the student's previous district;\n(b) The student has a documented history of significant disciplinary issues;\n(c) The student has a documented history of chronic absenteeism;\n(d) The receiving district does not have available capacity pursuant to this section.\nVIII. No receiving school or district shall accept or reject an applicant based upon grade or age levels, pupil needs, areas of academic focus, aptitude, academic or athletic achievement.\nIX. Attendance at [ an open enrollment ] a public school for the purposes of transportation shall not constitute assignment under the provisions of RSA 189:6 and RSA 189:8. Pupils who reside in the school district in which the [ open enrollment ] school is located shall be provided transportation to that school by the district on the same terms and conditions as provided for in RSA 189:6 and RSA 189:8 and that transportation is provided to pupils attending other public schools within that district. However, any added costs for such transportation services shall be borne by the [ open enrollment ] school. For the purposes of open enrollment, neither the sending nor the receiving school district shall be obligated to provide transportation services for pupils attending [ an open enrollment ] a school outside the pupil's resident district. The parent may provide transportation to a specific bus stop on an existing route of the receiving school or district. The district shall provide the parents with information regarding transportation options.\nX. Upon approval by each of the district's legislative bodies and after a public hearing, 2 or more school districts may consolidate otherwise eligible resident pupils into one applicant pool for the purposes of an admissions lottery for designated open enrollment schools.\n[ XI. Military-connected students as defined in RSA 110-E:1 who are the dependent children of a member of the active uniformed military services of the United States on full-time active duty status and students who are the dependent children of a member of the military reserve on active duty orders shall be eligible for admission to the school district of their choice. Students shall be eligible if:\n(a) At least one parent of the student has a Department of Defense-issued identification card; and\n(b) At least one parent can provide evidence that he or she will be on active duty status or active duty orders, meaning the parent will be temporarily transferred in compliance with official orders to another location in support of combat, contingency operation or a natural disaster requiring the use of orders for more than 30 consecutive days.\nXII. A school district of residence shall not prohibit the transfer of a pupil who is a child of an active military duty parent to a school in any school district, if the school district to which the parent of the pupil applies approves the application for transfer. ]\n12 Open Enrollment Schools; Funding. Amend RSA 194-D:5 to read as follows:\n194-D:5 Funding.\nI. There shall be no tuition charge for any pupil attending an open enrollment school located in that pupil's resident district. For an open enrollment school authorized by a receiving school district, the pupil's sending district shall pay the receiving district an amount equal to not less than 80 percent and not greater than 100 percent of the sending district's average cost per pupil as determined by the department of education using the most recent available data as reported by the sending district to the department , pursuant to RSA 189:75, I(c), in addition to special education expenses. Sending districts may pay less than 100 percent of the sending district\u2019s average cost per pupil provided that the sending district demonstrates the need for a lower tuition rate relative to fixed costs . If the transferring student's resident district average cost per pupil is less than the receiving district's average cost per pupil, such difference shall be charged as tuition and paid by the pupil's parents or guardians to the receiving district prior to the start of each semester.\nII. In accordance with current department of education standards, the funding and educational decision-making process for children with disabilities [ attending ] transferring to a [ chartered public or open enrollment ] school shall be the responsibility of the resident school district and shall retain all current options available to the parent and to the school district.\nIII. [ Any federal or other funding available in any year to a sending district shall, to the extent and in a manner acceptable to the funding source, be directed to an open enrollment school in a receiving district on an eligible per pupil basis. ] Students transferring from their resident district pursuant to this chapter shall be calculated in the ADMR of their resident school district under RSA 189:1-d, IV.\nIV. The commissioner of the department of education shall apply for all federal funding available to open enrollment schools under [ the No Child Left Behind Act, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or other ] any federal source of funds. The commissioner shall expend any such funds received in a manner acceptable to the funding source.\nV. A sending district may provide funds, services, equipment, materials, or personnel to [ an open enrollment ] a school, in addition to the amounts specified in this section in accordance with the policies of the sending school district.\nVI. [ An open enrollment ] A school may accept pupils at tuition rates at less than the amounts established by this chapter.\nVII. [ An open enrollment ] A school may receive financial aid, private gifts, grants, or revenue as if it were a school district.\n13 Open Enrollment Schools; State Board; Duties. Amend RSA 194-D:7 to read as follows:\n194-D:7 State Board; Duties.\nI. The state board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, consistent with the provisions of this chapter relative to the administration of open enrollment in public schools across the state .\nII. The state board [ shall ] may convene one or more working committees to study and make recommendations regarding the implementation and effectiveness of open enrollment [ schools ] policies . The recommendations shall be provided to the legislative oversight committee in RSA [ 194-B:21 ] 193-C:8-a .\n14 New Paragraph; Parental Bill of Rights; Definitions Added. Amend RSA 189-B:2 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraphs:\nVII. \u201cOpen to the general public\u201d means an event that is generally open to parents, guardians, family, and members of the community, including events for which attendance may require registration, ticketing, or invitation for admission due to space, security, or other concerns.\nVIII. \u201cRequired assessment\u201d means any standardized assessment that is required by state or federal statute or regulation.\n15 Parental Rights; Consent to Recording; Limited Exemption for Required Assessments and Events Open to the General Public. Amend RSA 189-B:4, I(p) to read as follows:\n(p) To consent in writing before the state or any of its political subdivisions, including, without limitation, any school pursuant also to the provisions of RSA 189:68, III-V, makes a video or voice recording, unless such recording is made during or as part of a court proceeding or part of a forensic interview in a criminal or other investigation by the bureau of child protective services or it is to be used solely for the purpose of a safety demonstration, including the maintenance of order and discipline in the common areas of a school or on student transportation vehicles , or such recording is made as a component of the administration of a required assessment or is made during a school-sponsored event that is open to the general public .\n16 Repeal. The following are repealed:\nI. RSA 194-D:3, relative to limitations on procedure for adoption and rescission.\nII. RSA 194-D:4, relative to pupil selection and enrollment.\n17 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.\nLBA\n25-0268\n03/23/2026\nHB 751-FN- FISCAL NOTE\nAS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENTS #2026-0223s and #2026-0297s)\nAN ACT establishing a committee to study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state, and creating a limited exemption from parental consent required for certain recordings under the parental bill of rights.\nMETHODOLOGY:\nThis bill , effective upon passage, allows parents to send their children to public schools outside of their resident district, by making all New Hampshire public schools open enrollment schools. It is not possible to predict how many students may seek to enroll in a school outside their resident district, as allowed by this bill, and therefore it is not possible to predict this bill's impact on state aid programs, or local school district revenues or expenditures.\nThis bill also establishes a committee to study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities , which will have no fiscal impact.\nAGENCIES CONTACTED:\nDepartment of Education", "in_text": [{"date": "6Mar2025", "short": "0220h", "num": "2025-0220h"}, {"date": "8Jan2026", "short": "2964h", "num": "2025-2964h"}, {"date": "01/29/2026", "short": "0223s", "num": "2026-0223s"}, {"date": "01/29/2026", "short": "0297s", "num": "2026-0297s"}], "chars": 20092}, "nver": 4, "namd": 7, "rsa": {"RSA 126-A:4": "/laws/126-a#s4", "RSA 151:2": "/laws/151#s2", "RSA 265-A": "/laws/265-a", "RSA 193:1": "/laws/193#s1", "RSA 193:12": "/laws/193#s12", "RSA 194-D:1": "/laws/194-d#s1", "RSA 194-D:2": "/laws/194-d#s2", "RSA 189:6": "/laws/189#s6", "RSA 189:8": "/laws/189#s8", "RSA 110-E:1": "/laws/110-e#s1", "RSA 194-D:5": "/laws/194-d#s5", "RSA 189:75": "/laws/189#s75", "RSA 189:1-d": "/laws/189#s1-d", "RSA 194-D:7": "/laws/194-d#s7", "RSA 541-A": "/laws/541-a", "RSA 189-B:2": "/laws/189-b#s2", "RSA 189-B:4": "/laws/189-b#s4", "RSA 189:68": "/laws/189#s68", "RSA 194-D:3": "/laws/194-d#s3", "RSA 194-D:4": "/laws/194-d#s4"}, "amends": {"RSA 193:1": "/laws/193#s1", "RSA 193:12": "/laws/193#s12", "RSA 194-D:1": "/laws/194-d#s1", "RSA 194-D:2": "/laws/194-d#s2", "RSA 194-D:5": "/laws/194-d#s5", "RSA 194-D:7": "/laws/194-d#s7", "RSA 189-B:2": "/laws/189-b#s2", "RSA 189-B:4": "/laws/189-b#s4", "RSA 194-D:3": "/laws/194-d#s3", "RSA 194-D:4": "/laws/194-d#s4"}, "related": [{"g": 2, "o": "2025-2026/HB741", "n": "HB 741-FN", "t": "allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose.", "y": 2026, "c": "Interim Study", "s": "It contains the text of {b}, a shorter bill."}]}