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SB 642 New Hampshire Senate · 2026 Regular Session

repealing the committee for the protection of human subjects institutional review board.

SB 642 repeals New Hampshire's Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects and its associated rulemaking authority. The bill ends a committee responsible for overseeing research involving human participants, requested by the Department of Health and Human Services. This repeal will save approximately $59,000 annually by ending a $63,000 yearly contract with the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester, while retaining $4,000 for federal record-keeping compliance. The change affects administrative functions related to human subjects research oversight but does not alter research regulations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Nov 25, 2025 Signed May 29, 2026
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Version adopted by both bodies → CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 3 edits
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This diff reflects the standard transition from a bill adopted by both legislative bodies to its final chaptered form as enacted law. The bill was assigned Chapter 113, section numbers were updated to the chapter format (113:1 and 113:2), an approval date of May 28, 2026 was added, and the fiscal note was removed since it is not part of the enacted statute. No substantive policy changes were made.
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Section numbers changed from generic '1' and '2' to chaptered format '113:1' and '113:2', reflecting assignment to Chapter 113.

Approval date of May 28, 2026 was added, indicating when the governor signed the bill into law.

The fiscal note (showing estimated savings of $59,000 per year from FY2027 onward) was removed, as fiscal notes are not part of the final enacted statute.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 29, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 113; Effective 01/01/2027
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 17
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/18/2026 (Vote 12-1; RC)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 127
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2026-0383s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0383s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0383s, 02/05/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 4
upper
Nov 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1
upper
0 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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