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SB 254 · 2025 · Senate · Health and Human Services Committee

Controlled substance and surrogate background checks

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(New Title) relative to controlled substance inventories and relative to surrogate parent criminal history records checks.

Removes the requirement that controlled substance inventories be conducted in odd-numbered years and amends the criminal history records check requirements for educational decision-making surrogate parents, including designating certain criminal offenses as disqualifying.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · June 18, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓Senate
  3. ✓House
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill removes the requirement that controlled substance inventories be done in the odd-numbered year.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. David RochefortRPrimeChair· Health and Human Services
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration

Also: Rep. Carol McGuireR, Rep. David NagelD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Hearings

  • 2025-03-129:45 amSenate Health and Human ServicesLOB 101Public hearing
  • 2025-04-1710:00 amHouse Executive Departments and AdministrationLOB 306-308Public hearing
  • 2025-04-1710:00 amHouse Executive Departments and AdministrationLOB 306-308Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3
  2. Mar 12, 2025SenHearing: 03/12/2025, Room 101, LOB, 10:15 am; SC 12
  3. Mar 27, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 14
  4. Mar 27, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9
  5. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 113
  6. Apr 17, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/17/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
  7. Apr 17, 2025HousePublic Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-1548h: 04/17/2025 10:15 am LOB 306-308
  8. Apr 17, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 04/17/2025 10:15 am LOB 306-308
  9. Apr 17, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1548h 04/17/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 22 P. 9
  10. May 1, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-1548h (NT): AA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 5
  11. May 1, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1548h: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 5
  12. May 8, 2025SenSen. Rochefort Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
  13. Jun 5, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 167
  14. Jun 5, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  15. Jun 17, 2025SenSigned by the Governor on 06/17/2025; Chapter 0104; Effective 08/16/2025

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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