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SB 255 · 2025 · Senate · Health and Human Services Committee

Crisis stabilization services

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establishing and developing crisis stabilization services.

Creates a trust fund and an oversight commission for behavioral health crisis service systems and establishes a crisis services telecommunications surcharge.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · November 3, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill: I. Creates a trust fund to promote awareness of behavioral health crisis service systems. II. Creates a commission to oversee the behavioral health crisis service system trust fund. III. Establishes a crisis services telecommunications surcharge.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

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

“Members appointed under subparagraphs (b) through (c) shall serve a term coterminous with their term in office, or for 2 years, whichever is shorter.”
RSA 135-C:72
“The behavioral health crisis services advisory commission established in RSA 135-C:72 shall be responsible for:”
RSA 135-C:73
“Members appointed under subparagraphs (g) through (n) shall serve 2 years, or until a successor is appointed and qualified in the case of a vacancy, and shall be eligible for reappointment at the end of their term.”
RSA 135-C:72
“The term of office for all other members shall be coterminous with the term of office for the position that qualifies that member to serve on the advisory council.”
RSA 135-C:72

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Kevin AvardRPrimeVice Chair· Health and Human Services
  • Rep. Jodi NelsonRClerk· Children and Family Law

Also: Rep. Mark PearsonR, Rep. David NagelD

Public testimony

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

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0547s5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateVoice voteCommittee amendment 2025-0547sadopted
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0547sadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the Senate
  • Mar 27, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass7–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 27, 2025SenateVoice voteSen. Birdsell Moved Laid on Tableadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 6, 2025Public hearingSenate Health and Human Services2:48:40–3:04:5016m 10slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0547s; Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0547s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2025-0547s — adopted, voice vote
  • Mar 27, 2025Floor debateSenate floor3:53:02–3:54:091m 7slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Pending Motion Ought to Pass; Sen. Birdsell Moved Laid on Table — adopted, voice vote

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 6, 2025SenHearing: 02/06/2025, Room 101, LOB, 11:00 am; SC 8
  3. Mar 6, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0547s, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
  4. Mar 6, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-0547s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  5. Mar 6, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0547s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  6. Mar 27, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025, Vote 7-0; SC 14
  7. Mar 27, 2025SenSen. Birdsell Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/27/2025; SJ 9
  8. Mar 27, 2025SenPending Motion Ought to Pass; 03/27/2025; SJ 9
  9. Oct 31, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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