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HB232 • 2026

relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.

relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Mark Pearson (R), Jess Edwards (R), Maureen Mooney (R), Debra DeSimone (R), Katy Peternel (R), Bill Gannon (R), Glenn Cordelli (R), Paul Terry (R), Victoria Sullivan (R), JD Bernardy (R)
Last action
2026-06-23
Official status
PASSED
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.

relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.

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Amendments

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Amendment #2025-2932h : AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 45

Plain English: Amendment #2025-2932h : AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 45 1

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-23 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14

  2. 2026-06-23 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15

  3. 2026-05-21 H

    House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1624s (Rep. Lynn): MA RC 179-154 05/20/2026 HJ 14

  4. 2026-05-14 S

    Committee Amendment #2026-1624s , AA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12

  5. 2026-05-14 S

    Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1624s , MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/14/2026; SJ 12

  6. 2026-05-07 S

    Special Order to 05/14/2026, Without Objection, MA; 05/07/2026 SJ 11

  7. 2026-05-07 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1624s , 05/14/2026, Vote 3-1; SC 18

  8. 2026-04-22 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1624s , 05/07/2026, Vote 3-1; SC 17

  9. 2026-03-11 S

    Hearing: 03/18/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 10

  10. 2026-01-15 S

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 2

  11. 2026-01-08 H

    Amendment #2025-2932h : AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 45

  12. 2026-01-08 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2932h: MA RC 184-164 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 47

  13. 2025-11-19 H

    Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2932h 11/12/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 51 P. 39

  14. 2025-11-19 H

    Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  15. 2025-09-26 H

    Executive Session: 11/12/2025 10:00 am GP 230

  16. 2025-08-25 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 09/10/2025 10:00 am GP 230

  17. 2025-03-04 H

    Retained in Committee

  18. 2025-02-25 H

    Executive Session: 03/03/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208

  19. 2025-01-23 H

    Public Hearing: 02/05/2025 09:30 am LOB 206-208

  20. 2025-01-07 H

    Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 2 P. 11

Official Summary Text

relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.

Current Bill Text

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HB 232-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

8Jan2026... 2932h
05/14/2026 1624s

2025 SESSION
25-0296
05/11

HOUSE BILL
232-FN

AN ACT
relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.

SPONSORS: Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 36; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31; Rep. Peternel, Carr. 6; Rep. Terry, Belk. 7; Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires health care institutions to provide employees who provide abortion services with written notification of their right to request a reasonable accommodation of a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that conflicts with the employee's direct participation in an abortion and the option to file a complaint with the attorney general if they believe their request for accommodation was wrongfully denied. The bill also directs the attorney general to create an annual report regarding the number of substantiated complaints it receives.

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8Jan2026... 2932h
05/14/2026 1624s
25-0296
05/11

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT
relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.

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

1 New Subdivision; Request for Reasonable Accommodation Not to Participate in Abortion Services. Amend RSA 151 by inserting after section 53 the following new subdivision:
Request for Reasonable Accommodation Not to Participate in Abortion Services
151:54 Request for Reasonable Accommodation Not to Participate in Abortion Services; Notice and Reporting Requirements.
I. Any health care institution in New Hampshire that provides abortion services shall annually provide their employees who provide abortion services with written notification of the following:
(a) That an employee who provides abortion services may request a reasonable accommodation of a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that conflicts with the employee's direct participation in an abortion;
(b) That if the employee has the reasonable belief that their request for reasonable accommodation did not pose an undue hardship on their employer, and the request was denied, the employee may file a complaint with the attorney general's office; and
(c) That if the employee feels they have been discriminated against by their employer for their sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that conflicts with the employee’s direct participation in an abortion, the employee may file a complaint with the attorney general’s office.
II. The attorney general's office shall annually create a report on the number of substantiated reports their office has received under this section. This report shall be provided annually to the senate president, the speaker of the house, and the governor, with the first report due on January 1, 2028.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

LBA
25-0296
1/14/26

HB 232-FN-
FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT # 2025-2932h)

AN ACT
relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2027 through 2029.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:
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