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New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 47: requiring certain health insurance policies of a birth mother to provide coverage for a newly born child from the moment of birth.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 47 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire Senate on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: requiring certain health insurance policies of a birth mother to provide coverage for a newly born child from the moment of birth. Primary sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 22, 2025): Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0218; Effective 01/01/2026.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Regina BirdsellPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“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. Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0218; Effective 01/01/2026
  2. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 59
  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  4. Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 3
  5. Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/27/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 27 P. 6
  6. Executive Session: 05/27/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
  7. Subcommittee Work Session: 05/07/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
  8. Public Hearing: 04/23/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
  9. Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 11 P. 110
  10. Committee Amendment # 2025-0056s, AA, VV; 01/30/2025; SJ 4
  11. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0056s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/30/2025; SJ 4
  12. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0056s, 01/30/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 7

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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