Harm Reduction Council
2025 Legislative Bill Tracking
Sunday, December 07, 2025 4:22 PM
| Bill | Bill Title & Upcoming Hearings | Sponsor | Status | Priority/Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 473 | Criminalizing Multiple Forms Of Exposing Children to Controlled Substances and Allowing Law Enforcement to Take A Child Into Protective Custody For Screening and Testing In An Instance Of Suspected or Actual Criminal Exposure to Controlled Substances. | *Rep. Jodi Nelson 13-R Rep. Alicia Gregg 07-D Rep. Bill Boyd 12-R Rep. Charles Foote 13-R Rep. Charles McMahon 17-R Rep. Debra DeSimone 18-R Rep. Jay Markell 18-R Rep. John Sellers 10-R Rep. Kimberly Rice 38-R Rep. Peter Petrigno 43-D Sen. Pat Long 20-D Sen. Regina Birdsell 19-R Sen. Victoria Sullivan 18-R | Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 189; eff.01/01/2026 (7/22) | |
| LSR 2200 | Relative to Community Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs and Involuntary Emergency Admission Examinations. |  *Sen. Pat Long 20-D | ||
| SB 417 | Requiring On-premises Licensees, Off-premises Licensees, and State Liquor Outlets to Post Warnings Relative to The Increased Risk Of Cancer and Birth Defects From Drinking Alcoholic Beverages. |  *Sen. David Watters 04-DSen. Cindy Rosenwald 13-D Sen. Suzanne Prentiss 05-D | ||
| SB 441 | Requiring A Municipality That Intends to Transport A Person Needing Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Other Support Services to Have A Memorandum Of Understanding with The Receiving Municipality Prior to Transport. |  *Sen. Victoria Sullivan 18-RRep. Kathleen Paquette 25-R Rep. Kimberly Rice 38-R Rep. Mark McLean 15-R Rep. Mark Warden 39-R Rep. Steven Kesselring 18-R Sen. Keith Murphy 16-R Sen. Kevin Avard 12-R | ||
| SB 549 | Prohibiting The State or Local Government From Distributing or Funding Organizations That Distribute Drug Paraphernalia. |  *Sen. Keith Murphy 16-RSen. Bill Gannon 23-R Sen. Daniel Innis 07-R Sen. Howard Pearl 17-R Sen. Kevin Avard 12-R Sen. Regina Birdsell 19-R Sen. Ruth Ward 08-R Sen. Tim McGough 11-R Sen. Timothy Lang 02-R Sen. Victoria Sullivan 18-R | ||
| SB 556 | Including Syringes and Similar Medical Devices In The Definition Of Special Waste For Purposes Of Solid Waste Management and Making The Disposal Of Such Special Waste A Felony. | *Sen. Keith Murphy 16-R Sen. Daniel Innis 07-R Sen. Daryl Abbas 22-R Sen. Howard Pearl 17-R Sen. Regina Birdsell 19-R Sen. Timothy Lang 02-R |