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SB 124 · 2025 · Senate · Health and Human Services Committee

Continuing care retirement community regulations

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relative to continuing care retirement communities.

Recodifies the statute governing continuing care retirement communities, expanding certificate of authority, reporting, and life care contract requirements, revising entrance fee escrow rules, and adding a resident bill of rights.AI-generated

Status

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

Analysis

This bill recodifies RSA 420-D, relative to continuing care communities. The bill expands certificate of authority requirements, annual reporting requirements, and life care contract requirements. The bill revises escrow requirements for entrance fees and specifies the notice required prior to contract cancellation by either party. The bill includes a bill of rights for continuing care community residents. The bill also requires the provider to notify the insurance department of the intended sale or transfer of the community and may require the provider to submit a financial plan to the insurance department to demonstrate solvency. The bill is a request of the insurance department.

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

““Advertising” means and includes the publication or dissemination of any information, offering for sale, or for the purpose of causing or inducing any other person to enter into a continuing care contract in a continuing care community, including the contract to be used and any photographs or drawings or artist's representation of physical conditions or facilities existing or to exist by means of any:”
RSA 420-D:1
“No person or provider may solicit funds other than non-binding deposit fees of not more than $1,000, accept payments of any kind, or otherwise engage in providing any form of continuing care without acquiring and maintaining a certificate of authority issued by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter.”
RSA 420-D:2
“The commissioner shall establish a fee for applications for certificates of authority by rules adopted under RSA 541-A.”
RSA 420-D:3
“A provider may contract to provide continuing care to a resident who remains at home and does not move immediately into a facility if the provider:”
RSA 420-D:3-a

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Denise RicciardiRPrimeVice Chair· Commerce
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration

Public testimony

5 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

100% support0% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Adding increased financial oversight of businesses running continuing care retirement communities will help prevent the loss of residents’ life savings and housing in the event of the business’ bankruptcy or insolvency, Further protecting residents by codifying a list of rights…”
— Janet Lucas, Camptonsupports

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
  • Mar 20, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0790s5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 20, 2025SenateVoice voteCommittee amendment 2025-0790sadopted
  • Mar 20, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0790sadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the Senate
  • May 27, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass16–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Jun 5, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • Jun 26, 2025HouseVoice voteEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2904eadopted
  • Jun 26, 2025SenateVoice voteEnrolledadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0790s; Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0790s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2025-0790s — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 23, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer Affairs3:32:24–3:41:088m 44slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • May 7, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamSubcommittee Work Session
  • May 27, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer Affairs3:49:16–3:51:482m 32slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Executive Session
  • Jun 5, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2904e Adopted — voice vote; Enrolled Adopted — voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2904e — 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, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3
  2. Feb 19, 2025SenHearing: 02/19/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 10
  3. Mar 20, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0790s, 03/20/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13
  4. Mar 20, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-0790s, AA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  5. Mar 20, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0790s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  6. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 11 P. 111
  7. Apr 23, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/23/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
  8. May 7, 2025HouseSubcommittee Work Session: 05/07/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
  9. May 27, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 05/27/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
  10. May 27, 2025House: Ought to Pass 05/27/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 27 P. 7
  11. Jun 5, 2025HouseOught to Pass: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 4
  12. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2904e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60
  13. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2904e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  14. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64
  15. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  16. Aug 1, 2025SenSigned by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0296; Effective 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.