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HB 701 · 2025 · House · Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee

Telehealth access for right to try

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(New Title) relative to the terminal patients' right to try act.

Allows telehealth screening and remote signing to facilitate participation under the right to try act and narrows the act's scope from life-threatening conditions to terminal illness.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · August 25, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✓Senate
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill allows for telehealth screening and remote signing in order to facilitate participation under the right to try act. The bill also narrows the scope of the act to terminal illness rather than life-threatening conditions.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as enacted. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

““Eligible facility” means a licensed New Hampshire institution that is operating under a Federalwide Assurance (“FWA”) for the Protection of Human Subjects under 42 U.S.C. section 289(a) and 45 C.F.R. part 46.”
RSA 126-Z:1
“Nothing in this chapter shall require a health care provider, health care facility, or the manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device, to make an experimental treatment available to an eligible patient. 304:7 Effective Date. ? This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.”
RSA 126-Z:8
“"Health care provider" means a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state of New Hampshire.”
RSA 126-Z:1
““Individualized investigational treatment” means drugs, biologics, or devices unique to and produced exclusively for use for an individual patient, based on their own genetic profile, including but not limited to individualized gene therapy antisense oligonucleotides (ASO), individualized neoantigen vaccines, and any other individualized treatment.”
RSA 126-Z:1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Lisa MazurRPrimeVice Chair· Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
  • Rep. Joe AlexanderRChair· Housing
  • Rep. Keith AmmonRMajority Floor Leader
  • Rep. Erica LayonRChair· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Rep. Sherri ReinfurtRClerk· Housing
  • Sen. Keith MurphyRDeputy President Pro Tempore
  • Sen. Victoria SullivanRVice Chair· Education

Also: Rep. Henry GiassonR, Rep. Jim KofaltR, Rep. Sheila SeidelR, Rep. Rich NalevankoR

Public testimony

107 signed in online · 24 wrote testimony

92% support7% oppose1% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“When a sick patient is not responding well to standard treatments, they should have "the right to try" new treatments that have not yet been studied for the standard, recommended years required by federal rules.…”
— Betty Gay, Salemsupports
“Please SUPPORT HB 701 and provide freedom for patients fighting for their lives to try possible cures. Thank you!”
— Marjorie Barton, Northfieldsupports
“I support this Bill as long as every patient is making informed consent to the treatment and no coercion is made to "sell" an experimental , or off-label, treatment to a patient.”
— Gordon Springate, Wiltonsupports
“Physicians should not be forced to prescribe medical care that is not indicated.”
— Emily Zajano, Exeteropposes
“I appreciate the opportunity to testify on HB 701, which seeks to expand access to experimental medical treatments for patients facing life-threatening illnesses.…”
— Blossom Dodge, Concordneutral

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced

Hearings and debates

  • Mar 5, 2025Public hearingHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs3:35:27–3:37:001m 33slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Mar 19, 2025Public hearingHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs2:07:28–2:08:371m 9slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0967h; Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0967h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-0967h — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 23, 2025Public hearingSenate Health and Human Services2:06:07–2:11:135m 6slocated in the stream transcriptHearing; ==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing
  • Jun 5, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamHouse Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1986s and 2025-2579s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt) — adopted, voice vote; Speaker Appoints: Reps. W. MacDonald, Layon, Kesselring, LaMontagne
  • Jun 5, 2025Floor debateSenate floor7:48:49–7:50:341m 45slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1986s; Ought to Pass with Amendments #2025-1986s and #2025-2579s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2025-1986s — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamConference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2834c; Conference Committee Report # 2025-2834c, Adopted — voice vote; Enrolled Adopted — voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnamed in a list of bills, not taken up — opens the full streamConference Committee Report 2025-2834c: Adopted — voice vote; Enrolled (in recess)

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 3 P. 23
  2. Mar 5, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/05/2025 01:00 pm LOB 201
  3. Mar 19, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/19/2025 09:30 am LOB 201
  4. Mar 19, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0967h 03/19/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 17 P. 19
  5. Mar 26, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0967h: AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 33
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0967h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 33
  7. Mar 27, 2025SenIntroduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 10
  8. Apr 23, 2025SenHearing: 04/23/2025, Room 101, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 18
  9. Apr 23, 2025Sen==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 04/23/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 18
  10. May 15, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1986s, 05/15/2025, Vote 5-0; SC 21
  11. Jun 5, 2025SenSpecial Order to 06/05/2025, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2025 SJ 13
  12. Jun 5, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1986s, 06/05/2025, Vote 5-0; SC 22
  13. Jun 5, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-1986s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  14. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Birdsell Floor Amendment # 2025-2579s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  15. Jun 5, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendments #2025-1986s and #2025-2579s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  16. Jun 5, 2025SenWithout Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate, MA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  17. Jun 5, 2025HouseHouse Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1986s and 2025-2579s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168
  18. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Rochefort Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  19. Jun 5, 2025SenPresident Appoints: Senators Rochefort, Abbas, Prentiss; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  20. Jun 16, 2025HouseConference Committee Meeting: 06/16/2025 02:00 pm LOB 202-204
  21. Jun 5, 2025HouseSpeaker Appoints: Reps. W. MacDonald, Layon, Kesselring, LaMontagne 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168
  22. Jun 17, 2025HouseConference Committee Meeting: 06/17/2025 02:00 pm LOB 305
  23. Jun 18, 2025HouseConference Committee Meeting: 06/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 206-208
  24. Jun 16, 2025HouseConferee Change: Rep. Lucas Replaces Rep. Lamontagne 06/16/2025 HJ 17 P. 24
  25. Jun 26, 2025SenConference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2834c; 06/26/2025
  26. Jun 26, 2025SenConference Committee Report # 2025-2834c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
  27. Jun 26, 2025HouseConference Committee Report 2025-2834c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 18
  28. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  29. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 63
  30. Aug 20, 2025HouseSigned by Governor Ayotte 08/20/2025; Chapter 304; eff. 01/01/2026

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.