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HB126 • 2026

relative to prescriptions for certain controlled drugs.

relative to prescriptions for certain controlled drugs.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Daniel Popovici-Muller (R), David Nagel (D), Jonah Wheeler (D), Dan McGuire (R)
Last action
2026-05-28
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about all controlled drugs affected by this law, only mentioning amphetamines and methylphenidate hydrochloride explicitly.

Rules for Prescription Drugs

This law changes the rules about how long prescriptions for certain strong medicines can last.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes a limit on how many days a prescription for some controlled drugs can be filled at once, except in specific cases.
  • Allows pharmacists to fill prescriptions for up to 60 days if the medicine is packaged in special containers that need to stay together.
  • Permits filling prescriptions for up to 90 days for certain medicines used to treat attention problems or sleep disorders.
  • Enables prescriptions for a type of hormone called androgen, which treats low testosterone, to be filled for up to 92 days if it is applied on the skin or given as an injection.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who need certain controlled drugs like amphetamines, methylphenidate hydrochloride, and injectable/topical androgen.
  • Pharmacists who fill prescriptions for these medicines.

Terms To Know

controlled drugs
Medicines that are regulated by the government because they can be addictive or dangerous if not used correctly.
prescription
A written order from a doctor telling a pharmacist what medicine to give and how much of it.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law only changes the rules for specific types of controlled drugs, not all medicines.
  • It does not say anything about other kinds of prescriptions or non-controlled drugs.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment #2025-0184h : AA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 8

Plain English: Amendment #2025-0184h : AA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 8 1

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-28 H

    Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/22/2026; Chapter 80; eff. 07/21/2026

  2. 2026-05-12 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 05/07/2026 HJ 12

  3. 2026-05-11 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/07/2026); SJ 12

  4. 2026-05-06 H

    Enrolled Bill Amendment #2026-1674e : AA VV (in recess of) 04/23/2026 HJ 11

  5. 2026-04-30 S

    Enrolled Bill Amendment #2026-1674e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 04/23/2026); SJ 11

  6. 2026-04-09 H

    House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-3030s (Rep. W. MacDonald): MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10

  7. 2026-01-07 S

    Committee Amendment #2025-3030s , AA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  8. 2026-01-07 S

    Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-3030s , MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  9. 2025-10-22 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-3030s , 01/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 46

  10. 2025-05-08 S

    Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/08/2025; SJ 12

  11. 2025-04-28 S

    Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/08/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20

  12. 2025-03-19 S

    Hearing: 03/26/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 14

  13. 2025-03-11 S

    Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7

  14. 2025-02-20 H

    Amendment #2025-0184h : AA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 8

  15. 2025-02-20 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0184h: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 8

  16. 2025-02-10 H

    Executive Session: 01/23/2025 01:15 pm LOB 201

  17. 2025-02-10 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0184h 02/05/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 12 P. 7

  18. 2025-01-15 H

    Public Hearing: 01/23/2025 01:15 pm LOB 201

  19. 2025-01-06 H

    Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 2 P. 7

Official Summary Text

relative to prescriptions for certain controlled drugs.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
CHAPTER 80
HB 126 - FINAL VERSION

20Feb2025... 0184h
01/07/2026 3030s
23Apr2026... 1674EBA
2026 SESSION
25-0146
05/06

HOUSE BILL
126

AN ACT
relative to prescriptions for certain controlled drugs.

SPONSORS: Rep. Popovici-Muller, Rock. 17; Rep. D. McGuire, Merr. 14; Rep. Nagel, Belk. 6; Rep. Wheeler, Hills. 33

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies exceptions to the 34-day limit on prescriptions for controlled drugs and permits a pharmacist to fill a prescription for a 92-day supply of injectable androgen prescribed for the treatment of chronic low testosterone.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20Feb2025... 0184h
01/07/2026 3030s
23Apr2026... 1674EBA 25-0146
05/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to prescriptions for certain controlled drugs.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

80:1 Controlled Drug Act; Sale by Pharmacist; Prescription Restrictions and Exceptions. RSA 318-B:9, IV is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
IV. No prescription shall be filled for more than a 34-day supply upon any single filling for controlled drugs of schedules II or III, except as specified below:
(a) Schedule II or III controlled drugs that are commercially packaged for dispensing directly to the patient, such as metered sprays and inhalers, liquids packaged in bottles with calibrated droppers, and topical preparations packaged with metered dispensing pumps, may be filled for greater than a 34-day supply, but not more than 60 days, utilizing the smallest available product size, in order to maintain the dosing integrity of the commercially packaged containers.
(b) A prescription for amphetamines and methylphenidate hydrochloride may be filled for up to a 90-day supply if the prescription specifies it is being used for the treatment of attention deficit disorder, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, or narcolepsy.
(c) Prescriptions for a topically applied androgen prescribed for the treatment of chronic low testosterone may be filled for up to a 92-day supply.
(d) Prescriptions for an injectable androgen prescribed for the treatment of chronic low testosterone may be filled for up to a 92-day supply.

80:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 22, 2026
Effective Date: July 21, 2026