SB551 Relative to legal protections for legal reproductive health care services.
Relative to legal protections for legal reproductive health care services.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Would have prevented legal costs and chilling effects that could drive reproductive healthcare providers out of NH, maintaining competition and access that affects costs.
Your Community
Would have protected NH's healthcare providers and patients from legal threats related to services that are legal in the state, maintaining access to reproductive care.
Your Freedom
Would have protected NH residents' and providers' rights to engage in legal healthcare services without fear of prosecution from other states, defending state sovereignty.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate, Regular Calendar 16Y-8N, Motion Adopted === BILL KILLED ===; 03/05/2026; Senate Journal 5
Voted Yes
0 R
Voted No
0 R
Sponsor
Debra Altschiller (D)
The Short Version
Would have established legal protections for reproductive healthcare services that are legal in NH. Aimed to shield providers and patients from out-of-state legal actions targeting reproductive care. Killed 16-8.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Reproductive healthcare providers in NH
- ▲ Patients seeking legal reproductive services
- ▲ NH sovereignty advocates
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Those who oppose the reproductive services being protected
Roll Call Detail (1 vote)
Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.
Who actually supports this bill?
Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans opposed it ( 16 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 8 for ) .
"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.
YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.
Show all 24 individual votes
Voted Yea (16)
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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