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SB641 • 2026

relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor.

relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Howard Pearl (r), Timothy Lang (R), Erica Layon (R)
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor.

relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 S

    Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 112; Effective 07/27/2026

  2. 2026-05-18 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  3. 2026-05-18 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13

  4. 2026-04-09 H

    Ought to Pass : MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 13

  5. 2026-03-20 H

    Executive Session: 03/18/2026 01:50 pm GP 231

  6. 2026-03-20 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/18/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC)

  7. 2026-03-10 H

    Public Hearing: 03/18/2026 01:50 pm GP 231

  8. 2026-02-26 H

    Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 127

  9. 2026-01-29 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2

  10. 2026-01-22 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3

  11. 2026-01-08 S

    Hearing: 01/14/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 1

  12. 2025-11-25 S

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1

Official Summary Text

relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 112
SB 641-FN - FINAL VERSION

2026 SESSION
26-2093
09/06

SENATE BILL
641-FN

AN ACT
relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor.

SPONSORS: Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Rep. Layon, Rock. 13

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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ANALYSIS

This bill modifies the examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor.

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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.
26-2093
09/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor.

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

112:1 Chiropractic; Examination Requirements. Amend RSA 316-A:17 to read as follows:
316-A:17 National Examination; Examination Requirements. The board shall require that applicants pass parts 1, 2, and 3 [
and
]
of
the written clinical competency examinations of the national examination given by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners if an applicant was licensed after January 1, 1990[
, and parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 and the written clinical competency examinations of the national examination given by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners if the applicant was licensed or applied for a license after January 1, 1996
].
Applicants shall pass the ethics and jurisprudence examination given by the New Hampshire board of chiropractic examiners.
[
Applicants having passed the national examinations shall be exempt from taking a written examination and,
] Provided the applicant meets all other qualifications and requirements of this chapter,
the applicant
shall be registered and granted a license by the office of professional licensure and certification upon payment of the required fee and presentation of satisfactory proof that the applicant has passed the parts of such [
national examination
]
examinations
.

112:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 28, 2026
Effective Date: July 27, 2026