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SB450 • 2026

relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.

relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
David Watters (D), Donovan Fenton (D), John MacDonald (R), Howard Pearl (r), Bill Gannon (R), Alicia Gregg (D), Kevin Avard (R), Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D)
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.

relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11

  2. 2026-04-15 H

    Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/08/2026 (Vote 12-2; RC)

  3. 2026-04-15 H

    Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass

  4. 2026-04-01 H

    Executive Session: 04/08/2026 10:30 am GP 228

  5. 2026-03-18 H

    Public Hearing: 03/25/2026 09:30 am GP 228

  6. 2026-02-26 H

    Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 5 P. 124

  7. 2026-01-29 S

    Committee Amendment #2026-0124s , AA, VV; 01/29/2026; SJ 2

  8. 2026-01-29 S

    Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0124s , MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2

  9. 2026-01-16 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0124s , 01/29/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3

  10. 2026-01-06 S

    Hearing: 01/15/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 1

  11. 2025-11-21 S

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1

Official Summary Text

relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.

Current Bill Text

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SB 450-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

01/29/2026 0124s
2026 SESSION
26-2029
06/08

SENATE BILL
450-FN

AN ACT
relative to a state parks pass pilot program for community mental health centers.

SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Rep. J. MacDonald, Carr. 6; Rep. Gregg, Hills. 7

COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources

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ANALYSIS

This bill requires the establishment of a 3-year pilot program for state parks passes for community mental health centers registered with the department of health and human services.

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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.
01/29/2026 0124s 26-2029
06/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to a state parks pass pilot program for community mental health centers.

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

1 New Paragraph; Fees for State Park System; Pilot Program; Community Mental Health Centers. Amend RSA 216-A:3-g by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph:
IX. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall establish in its fee package a 3-year pilot program for community mental health centers registered with the department of health and human services to provide one or more passes to state parks for each participating center. The commissioner shall consult with the department of health and human resources to determine eligible participants, evaluation, and review of program usage. Each participating community mental health center shall report annually in an anonymized data report on the usage and impact of the pilot program, as well as any recommendations for changes. The program shall be funded through state and federal grants, based on available funds, and donations.

2 Prospective Repeal; 2029. RSA 216-A:3-g, IX, relative to the pilot program for community mental health centers, is repealed.

3 Effective Date.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2029.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect July 1, 2026.

LBA
26-2029
03/19/2026

SB 450-FN-
FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2026-0124s)

AN ACT
relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.

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 2026 through 2029.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:
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