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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 457: relative to the licensing of physicians who graduated from medical schools outside of the United States or Canada.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 457 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire Senate on November 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to the licensing of physicians who graduated from medical schools outside of the United States or Canada. Primary sponsor: Tara Reardon (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 23, 2026): Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 9.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tara ReardonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Donovan FentonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Rebecca Perkins KwokaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
David RochefortCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 9
  2. Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/08/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC)
  3. Executive Session: 04/01/2026 01:30 pm GP 231
  4. Public Hearing: 04/01/2026 01:30 pm GP 231
  5. Vacated and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration (Rep. Noble): MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 41
  6. Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 5 P. 124
  7. Committee Amendment # 2026-0545s, AA, VV; 02/19/2026; SJ 4
  8. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0545s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/19/2026; SJ 4
  9. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0545s, 02/19/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 6
  10. Hearing: 01/14/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 47
  11. Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source