New Hampshire 2026 Session Status: Introduced 3 D cosponsors

HB 1179 — relative to minimum nursing home staffing standards.

Last action — Minority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Not enough signal yet

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

Not enough signal yet to read this bill's trajectory — we surface a likelihood only once there's real movement (stage, sponsorship, committee, or votes) to point to.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

relative to minimum nursing home staffing standards.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

1 change Share ↗

Compared against the N.H. Revised Statutes Annotated as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill establishes minimum staffing standards for nursing homes within existing health facility licensing rules.

  • RSA 151:9, I

    (q) Staffing standards for nursing homes licensed under this chapter, which shall be not less than: one registered nurse (RN) 24 hours per day; a minimum of .75 RN hours per resident per day; .55 licensed practical nurse (LPN) hours per resident per day; and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident per day.

    This adds a new requirement for staffing levels in nursing homes to ensure adequate nursing coverage.

Action History

  1. Minority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study

  2. Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/11/2026 (Vote 11-7; RC) HC 10 P. 90

  3. Executive Session: 02/11/2026 02:30 pm GP 158

  4. Public Hearing: 01/21/2026 03:00 pm GP 158

  5. Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 9

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

0 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 412 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (412)

412 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 412 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

healthcare labor
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1179 do?
relative to minimum nursing home staffing standards.
Who sponsors HB 1179?
HB 1179 is sponsored by Zoe Manos (Democrat), Eric Turer (Democrat), and Hope Damon (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1179?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB 1179?
Track HB 1179 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 1179

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 1179

Last checked for changes about 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →