New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 7 R · 4 D cosponsors

SB 246 — providing maternal depression screening for new mothers; increasing access to health care services for new mothers; enabling new parents to attend infant pediatric medical appointments; and developing a plan for perinatal peer support certification.

Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1

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

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

This bill aimed to establish screening for maternal depression in new mothers, improve healthcare access for them, allow new parents to attend pediatric appointments for their infants, and create a certification plan for perinatal peer support. The latest action on the bill was to declare it inexpedient to legislate.

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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1

  2. Pending Motion OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9

  3. Sen. Pearl Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/27/2025; SJ 9

  4. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; 03/27/2025; SJ 9

  5. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025, Vote 7-0; SC 14

  6. Committee Amendment # 2025-0534s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

  7. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0534s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

  8. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0534s, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11

  9. Hearing: 02/19/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 10

  10. Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 402 not signed on

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Not signed on (402)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 246 do?
This bill aimed to establish screening for maternal depression in new mothers, improve healthcare access for them, allow new parents to attend pediatric appointments for their infants, and create a certification plan for perinatal peer support. The latest action on the bill was to declare it inexpedient to legislate.
Who sponsors SB 246?
SB 246 is sponsored by Regina Birdsell (Republican), Cindy Rosenwald (Democrat), Suzanne Prentiss (Democrat), Denise Ricciardi (Republican), Catherine A Rombeau, Katy Peternel (Republican), Timothy Lang (Republican), Donovan Fenton (Democrat), Howard Pearl (Republican), Katelyn T Kuttab, Claudine Burnham (Republican), Kelley Potenza (Republican), and Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 246?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 246?
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