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HB1286 • 2026

(New Title) relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.

(New Title) relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Mike Drago (R), Katy Peternel (R), Robert Wherry (R), Sayra DeVito (R), Diane Pauer (R), Matt Sabourin dit Choinière (R), Juliet Harvey-Bolia (R), Tom Mannion (R), Melissa Litchfield (R)
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
SENATE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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(New Title) relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.

(New Title) relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.

What This Bill Does

  • (New Title) relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment #2026-0914h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 41

Plain English: Amendment #2026-0914h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 41 1

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 S

    Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/07/2026; SJ 11

  2. 2026-04-27 S

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 05/07/2026; SC 17

  3. 2026-03-25 S

    Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am; SC 12

  4. 2026-03-17 S

    Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 7

  5. 2026-03-11 H

    Amendment #2026-0914h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 41

  6. 2026-03-11 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0914h: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 41

  7. 2026-03-04 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0914h (NT) 03/03/2026 (Vote 14-2; CC) HC 10 P. 19

  8. 2026-02-27 H

    Executive Session: 03/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 159

  9. 2026-01-14 H

    Public Hearing: 01/22/2026 11:00 am GP 153

  10. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 1 P. 14

Official Summary Text

(New Title) relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1286 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

11Mar2026... 0914h
2026 SESSION
26-2796
05/09

HOUSE BILL
1286

AN ACT
relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.

SPONSORS: Rep. Drago, Rock. 4; Rep. DeVito, Rock. 8; Rep. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 3; Rep. Peternel, Carr. 6; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Sabourin dit Choiniere, Rock. 30; Rep. Litchfield, Rock. 32

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill 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.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2026... 0914h 26-2796
05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.

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

1 New Paragraph; Practice of Dentistry; X-Rays; When Required. Amend RSA 317-A:17 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. Notwithstanding RSA 317-A:17, II(j), a dentist may treat a patient who has declined to have a radiographic examination. In such cases, the dentist shall require the patient to sign a waiver of liability, indicating that the patient waives the right to sue the dentist in the event that the lack of a radiographic examination results in unforeseen injury to the patient. No dentist shall be subject to license suspension, revocation, or any other disciplinary action by the board for actions taken pursuant to this paragraph.

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