HB 560 New Hampshire House · 2025 Regular Session

relative to parental access to a minor child's medical records, relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated, defining pre-sequestration timber tax revenue, establishing a moratorium on carbon sequestration and establishing a commission to study the effects of carbon sequestration in New Hampshire forests upon state and local tax revenue, effective forest management, and the health of New Hampshire’s logging industry.

HB 560 is a multi-topic bill that bundles four distinct policy proposals. It would allow parents access to their minor children's medical records, impose penalties for refusing alcohol concentration testing, define how pre-sequestration timber tax revenue is handled, and establish a moratorium on carbon sequestration projects in New Hampshire forests while creating a commission to study their impact on tax revenue and the logging industry. The bill does not create a single unified policy but combines these separate provisions. Key mechanisms include new parental access rules for medical records, penalties for refusing alcohol tests, and a temporary pause on carbon sequestration projects with a mandated study. This bill directly affects parents, healthcare providers, drivers facing alcohol testing, and entities involved in forestry and carbon sequestration in New Hampshire.
Sub-Topics: Forestry
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Jun 19, 2025
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Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
6
Jul 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report: Not Filed HJ 17
lower
Jun 19, 2025
Signed into law
Conference Committee Report; Not Signed Off; SJ 16
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting: 06/18/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Sen. Abbas Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Introduced
House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2213s 2025-2630S 2025-2661s and 2025-2570s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168
lower
Jun 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendments #2025-2213s, #2025-2630S, #2025-2661s, and #2025-2570s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Introduced
Sen. Perkins Kwoka Floor Amendment # 2025-2570s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Introduced
Sen. Rochefort Floor Amendment # 2025-2661s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Introduced
Sen. Gannon Floor Amendment # 2025-2630s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Introduced
Sen. Abbas Floor Amendment # 2025-2213s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 06/05/2025, Vote 2-1; SC 24
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/22/2025, Vote 2-1; SC 22
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 9
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0673h: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 5
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-0673h: AA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 5
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0673h 03/04/2025 (Vote 14-0; CC)
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 3 P. 16
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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