SB36 • 2026

relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities.

Abortion Healthcare

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Kevin Avard (R), Regina Birdsell (R), Maureen Mooney (R), Ruth Ward (R), Bill Gannon (R), Kimberly Rice (R), Timothy Lang (R), Keith Murphy (R), Diane Pauer (R), Victoria Sullivan (R), Jeanine Notter (R)
Last action: 2026-03-30
Official status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date: Not listed

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relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities.

What This Bill Does

relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities.

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2025-3091H

Amendment #2025-3091h : AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 37

Plain English: Amendment #2025-3091h : AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 37 1

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Bill History

2026-03-30 S
Signed by the Governor on 03/27/2026; Chapter 15
2026-03-30 S
I. Section 1 Effective 07/01/2027 at 12:01 AM
2026-03-30 S
II. Remainder Effective 03/27/2026
2026-03-23 H
Enrolled (in recess of) 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 115
2026-03-17 S
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/12/2026); SJ 7
2026-02-05 S
Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
2026-02-05 S
Sen. Rochefort Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
2026-01-08 H
Amendment #2025-3091h : AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 37
2026-01-08 H
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-3091h: MA RC 188-162 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 37
2026-01-08 H
Referred to Finance 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 39
2026-01-08 H
Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 57
2025-11-18 H
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-3091h 11/12/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 51 P. 38
2025-11-18 H
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
2025-10-28 H
Executive Session: 11/12/2025 10:00 am GP 158
2025-05-01 H
Retained in Committee
2025-04-23 H
Executive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
2025-04-16 H
Public Hearing: 04/23/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
2025-03-28 H
Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 109
2025-03-06 S
Committee Amendment #2025-0530s , AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
2025-03-06 S
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0530s , MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
2025-02-21 S
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0530s , 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
2025-01-16 S
==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 01/22/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 6
2025-01-07 S
Introduced 01/08/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 2

Official Summary Text

relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 15
SB 36 - FINAL VERSION

03/06/2025 0530s
8Jan2026... 3091h
2026 SESSION
25-0325
05/11

SENATE BILL
36

AN ACT
relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities.

SPONSORS: Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12; Rep. Rice, Hills. 38; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill delays the effective date for the collection and reporting of abortion statistics, and changes the information required to be obtained from "estimated gestational age when the abortion was performed" to "gestational age when the abortion was performed."

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/06/2025 0530s
8Jan2026... 3091h 25-0325
05/11

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT

relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities.

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

15:1 Collection and Reporting of Abortion Statistics. Amend RSA 329:49-a, I(f) to read as follows:
(f) [
Estimated
] Gestational age when the abortion was performed.

15:2 Collection and Reporting of Abortion Statistics; Effective Date. Amend 2025, 287:15, III to read as follows:
III. Section 14 of this act shall take effect
July
[
January
] 1, 2027.

15:3 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2027 at 12:01 a.m.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: March 27, 2026
Effective Date:
I. Section 1 effective July 1, 2027 at 12:01 a.m.
II. Remainder effective March 27, 2026