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SB474 • 2026

relative to the effective date of the law regarding collection and reporting of abortion statistics.

relative to the effective date of the law regarding collection and reporting of abortion statistics.

Abortion
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Regina Birdsell (R)
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
SENATE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

relative to the effective date of the law regarding collection and reporting of abortion statistics.

relative to the effective date of the law regarding collection and reporting of abortion statistics.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to the effective date of the law regarding collection and reporting of abortion statistics.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; 02/19/2026; SJ 4

  2. 2026-02-19 S

    Sen. Birdsell Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 02/19/2026; SJ 4

  3. 2026-02-19 S

    Pending Motion OT3rdg; 02/19/2026; SJ 4

  4. 2026-02-11 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/19/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 6

  5. 2026-02-05 S

    Hearing: 02/11/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 5

  6. 2025-11-21 S

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1

Official Summary Text

relative to the effective date of the law regarding collection and reporting of abortion statistics.

Current Bill Text

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SB 474 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2033
05/08

SENATE BILL
474

AN ACT
relative to the effective date of the law regarding collection and reporting of abortion statistics.

SPONSORS: Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

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ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a July 1, 2027 effective date for the law regarding collection and reporting of abortion statistics.

The bill is a request of 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 [
in brackets and struckthrough.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2033
05/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to the effective date of the law regarding collection and reporting of abortion statistics.

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

1 Collection and Reporting of Abortion Statistics; Effective Date of RSA 329:49-a. Amend 2025, 287:15, III to read as follows:
III. Section 14 of this act shall take effect [
January 1, 2027
]
July 1, 2027
.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.