New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 6 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 146 — relative to medical examiner's certificates and medical certification of the death record.

Last action — Signed by the Governor on 06/10/2025; Chapter 0090; Effective 08/09/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte (Republican) on June 11, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor on 06/10/2025; Chapter 0090; Effective 08/09/2025

  2. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/22/2025); SJ 15

  3. Enrolled (in recess of) 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 53

  4. Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 10

  5. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  6. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/09/2025 (Vote 10-6; RC) HC 22 P. 13

  7. Executive Session: 04/09/2025 10:30 am LOB 206-208

  8. Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 10:30 am LOB 206-208

  9. Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 11 P. 111

  10. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8

  11. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 13

  12. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

  13. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 11

  14. Hearing: 02/11/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 9

  15. ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 02/06/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 8

  16. Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 408 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (408)

408 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 146?
SB 146 is sponsored by David Watters (Democrat), Regina Birdsell (Republican), Cindy Rosenwald (Democrat), Suzanne Prentiss (Democrat), Donovan Fenton (Democrat), Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democrat), and Pat Long (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 146?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2025. Enacted.
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