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SB 567 · 2026 · Senate · Executive Departments and Administration Committee

Dental board makeup and X-ray rules

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(Second New Title) relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners and relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.

Requires that one member of the board of dental examiners be a general dentist, sets standards for when radiographic examinations may be performed, and requires a liability waiver from patients who decline radiographic imaging.AI-generated

Status

Died on the table in the House · May 14, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓Senate
  3. ✕House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill: I. Mandates that one member of the board of dental examiners be a general dentist. II. Mandates that radiographic screening shall not be performed before the clinical examination. The decision to obtain a radiograph or CBCT scan shall be made on the basis of the patient's medical and dental histories, clinical examination, disease risk assessment, presence of a clinical condition, and previously obtained radiographic imaging. III. Provides that a dentist may treat a patient who declines to have a radiographic examination and the dentist in such cases shall require the patient to sign a waiver of liability.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

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

“There shall be a board of dental examiners consisting of 9 members,[;] including 6 dentists, 2 dental hygienists, and one public member, each to be appointed by the governor, with the approval of the council, to a term of 5 years.”
Section 1
“The decision to obtain a radiograph or CBCT scan shall be made on the basis of the patient's medical and dental histories, clinical examination, disease risk assessment, presence of a clinical condition, and previously obtained radiographic imaging.”
Section 2
“The benefits to the diagnosis and treatment planning must outweigh the potential risks from exposure to radiation, especially in the case of a child or young adult.”
Section 3
“One dentist member shall have a current permit to administer general anesthesia and deep sedation, and one dentist member shall be a general dentist.”
Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. David RochefortRPrimeChair· Health and Human Services
  • Sen. Daniel InnisRChair, Majority Policy Conference
  • Sen. Bill GannonRVice Chair· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration

Public testimony

2 signed in online

100% support0% oppose0% neutral

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 19, 2026SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0682s3–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Feb 19, 2026SenateVoice voteCommittee amendment 2026-0682sadopted
  • Feb 19, 2026SenateVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment #2026-0682sadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the Senate
  • Apr 29, 2026HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1750h (NT)14–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • May 14, 2026HouseVoice voteAmendment 2026-1750hadopted
  • May 14, 2026HouseRoll callFloor amendment 2026-1965h (Rep. Layon)Adopted158–143How they voted
    Overall
    52% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    156–895% yea
    Democrats
    2–1351% yea
  • May 14, 2026HouseRoll callLay SB567 on Table (Rep. H. Howard)Failed134–166How they voted
    Overall
    45% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    1–1631% yea
    Democrats
    133–398% yea
  • May 14, 2026HouseRoll callOught to Pass with Amendment 2026-1750h and 2026-1965hAdopted167–133How they voted
    Overall
    56% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    164–0100% yea
    Democrats
    3–1332% yea
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • May 21, 2026SenateVoice voteSen. Pearl Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendmentadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 21, 2026Public hearingSenate Executive Departments and Administration4:22:24–4:29:156m 51slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Feb 19, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0682s; Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0682s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2026-0682s — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 1, 2026Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration3:10:48–3:16:095m 21slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Apr 29, 2026Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration14:02–16:112m 9slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1750h (NT); Executive Session
  • May 14, 2026Floor debateHouse floor8:11:33–8:15:484m 15slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2026-1750h and 2026-1965h — adopted, roll call 167-133; Amendment # 2026-1750h (NT) — adopted, voice vote; FLAM # 2026-1965h(NT) (Rep. Layon) — adopted, roll call 158-143
  • May 21, 2026Floor debateSenate floor1:12:48–1:13:551m 7slocated in the stream transcriptSen. Pearl Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026SenIntroduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1
  2. Jan 21, 2026SenHearing: 01/21/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:10 pm; SC 2
  3. Feb 19, 2026Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0682s, 02/19/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 6
  4. Feb 19, 2026SenCommittee Amendment # 2026-0682s, AA, VV; 02/19/2026; SJ 4
  5. Feb 19, 2026SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2026-0682s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/19/2026; SJ 4
  6. Feb 19, 2026HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 127
  7. Apr 1, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 04/01/2026 01:00 pm GP 231
  8. Apr 29, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 04/29/2026 10:00 am GP 231
  9. Apr 29, 2026House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1750h (NT) 04/29/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 19 P. 13
  10. May 13, 2026HouseRemoved from Consent (Reps. Drew, Drago, Layon, Kesselring, Cole, Labrie, Paquette, Dupont, Warden, Morton) 05/13/2026 HJ 13 P. 2
  11. May 14, 2026HouseAmendment # 2026-1750h (NT): AA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 128
  12. May 14, 2026HouseFLAM # 2026-1965h(NT) (Rep. Layon): AA RC 158-143 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 129
  13. May 14, 2026HouseLay SB567 on Table (Rep. H. Howard): MF RC 134-166 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 131
  14. May 14, 2026HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2026-1750h and 2026-1965h: MA RC 167-133 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 133
  15. May 21, 2026SenSen. Pearl Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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