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SB 182 · 2026 · Senate · Executive Departments and Administration Committee

Maternal mortality review panel changes

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(Second New Title) relative to the maternal mortality review panel.

Revises the membership and responsibilities of the maternal mortality review panel.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · April 22, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓Senate
  3. ✓House
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill revises membership and responsibilities of the maternal mortality review panel.

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

“The commissioner may delegate to [the Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network (NNEPQIN)] New Hampshire perinatal quality collaborative (NHPQC) affiliated with Dartmouth Health the functions of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating maternal mortality information, organizing and convening meetings of the panel, and other substantive and administrative tasks as may be incident to these activities.”
Section 40:2
“Each [member of the panel shall be responsible for the dissemination of panel recommendations to his or her respective institutions and professional organizations] panel meeting shall conclude with the development of panel recommendations with members responsible for the dissemination of recommendations to their respective institutions or professional organizations.”
Section 40:3
“The commissioner of the department of health and human services, with the advice and recommendation of a majority of members of the panel, shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the following:”
Section 40:4
“The activities of [NNEPQIN] NHPQC and its employees or agents shall be subject to the same confidentiality provisions as those that apply to the panel.”
Section 40:2

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

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Sponsors

Sen. Suzanne PrentissDPrimeAssistant Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader
  • Rep. Katelyn KuttabRClerk· Judiciary

Also: Sen. Donovan FentonD, Sen. Debra AltschillerD, Rep. Mary Hakken-PhillipsD

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 Pass3–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • Oct 1, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendarCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2328h (NT)14–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Jan 7, 2026HouseVoice voteAmendment 2025-2328hadopted
  • Jan 7, 2026HouseVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-2328hadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • Feb 5, 2026SenateVoice voteSen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendmentadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as adopted by both chambers
  • Mar 12, 2026HouseVoice voteEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1180eadopted
  • Mar 26, 2026SenateVoice voteEnrolledadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 19, 2025Public hearingSenate Executive Departments and Administration0:04–3:333m 29slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 17, 2025Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration51:11–55:514m 40slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • May 21, 2025Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration35:03–36:171m 14slocated in the stream transcriptExecutive Session
  • Oct 1, 2025Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration9:47–14:234m 36slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2328h (NT); Full Committee Work Session; Executive Session
  • Jan 7, 2026Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-2328h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-2328h — adopted, voice vote
  • Feb 5, 2026Floor debateSenate floor1:49:04–1:49:5147slocated in the stream transcriptSen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment — adopted, voice vote; Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection — adopted
  • Mar 12, 2026Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1180e — adopted, voice vote
  • Mar 12, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1180e Adopted — voice vote
  • Mar 26, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled 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 Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3
  2. Feb 19, 2025SenHearing: 02/19/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 10
  3. Mar 6, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 11
  4. Mar 6, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  5. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 112
  6. Apr 17, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/17/2025 10:45 am LOB 306-308
  7. May 21, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 05/21/2025 11:00 am LOB 306-308
  8. May 27, 2025HouseRetained in Committee
  9. Oct 1, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 10/01/2025 10:00 am GP 231
  10. Oct 1, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 10/01/2025 10:00 am GP 231
  11. Oct 1, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2328h (NT) 10/01/2025 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 51 P. 9
  12. Jan 7, 2026HouseAmendment # 2025-2328h: AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 69
  13. Jan 7, 2026HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-2328h: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 69
  14. Feb 5, 2026SenSpecial Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
  15. Feb 5, 2026SenSen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
  16. Mar 12, 2026HouseEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1180e: AA VV (in recess of) 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 115
  17. Mar 12, 2026SenEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1180e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 03/12/2026); SJ 7
  18. Mar 26, 2026HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 56
  19. Mar 26, 2026SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/26/2026); SJ 8
  20. Apr 22, 2026SenSigned by the Governor on 04/22/2026; Chapter 40; Effective 04/22/2026

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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