reestablishing the commission to study the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders.
SB 423 reestablishes a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in first responders and whether PTSD should be covered under workers' compensation. The bill adds a New Hampshire comfort dog community representative to the commission and specifies its 17-member composition, including officials from labor, safety, and insurance departments, plus representatives from fire, police, medical, and mental health organizations. The commission must study succession planning, standardized peer support programs, and other relevant matters, with an interim report due by November 1, 2026, and a final report by November 1, 2027. This bill directly affects first responders by initiating a formal study of PTSD incidence and potential policy changes, without altering current workers' compensation rules.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Nov 21, 2025
Signed Jul 9, 2026
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No substantive policy changes were made between the version adopted by both bodies and the final chaptered version. The only changes are the addition of the chapter number (247) to section references, the addition of an approval date and effective date block at the end, and minor formatting/line-wrapping adjustments. These are standard administrative changes that occur when a bill is signed into law.
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Chapter number 247 was assigned and section references were updated from plain numbers (1, 2, 3) to chapter-prefixed numbers (247:1, 247:2, 247:3), which is the standard process when a bill becomes law.
An approval date (July 02, 2026) and effective date summary block were added at the end of the document, confirming Section 2 takes effect November 1, 2027 and the remainder takes effect July 2, 2026.
Line wrapping and spacing were adjusted throughout to conform to the final chaptered format, with no changes to the actual legal text or policy content.
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Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Jul 9, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 247
upper
May 14, 2026
Introduced
Sen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
upper
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1310h: MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12 P. 10
lower
May 7, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2026-1310h: AA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12 P. 10
lower
Apr 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1310h 04/01/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 18 P. 7
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 124
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2026-0355s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0355s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0355s, 02/05/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 4
upper
Nov 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Regina Birdsell
RRepublican
Co
Mike Moffett
RRepublican
Co
Timothy Soucy
DDemocratic
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