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SB567 Relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners.

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Relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

Board composition changes could indirectly affect dental care costs depending on how the board approaches licensing and scope of practice issues.

5
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Your Community

The dental board oversees professional standards for dental care in NH. Composition changes may affect how the board balances industry and public interests.

5
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Your Freedom

A regulatory board governance change with minimal direct impact on individual freedoms.

Status

Sen. Pearl Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 05/21/2026; Senate Journal 13

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

David Rochefort (R)

The Short Version

Changes the composition of the Board of Dental Examiners, which licenses and regulates dentists in NH. May adjust the balance of dentists, hygienists, and public members on the board.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • Whoever gains more representation on the board
  • Dental patients if public member representation increases

Who Pays the Price

  • Whoever loses representation on the board

Roll Call Detail (3 votes)

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 3 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 162 for , 1 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 3 for , 131 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Adopt Floor Amendment 2026-05-14
Passed

YES = Adopt this amendment. NO = Reject this amendment.

155R + 3D
Voted to Adopt Amendment (158)
9R + 134D
Voted Against Amendment (143)
52
Absent
40
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (158)

Republicans (155)

Voted Nay (143)

Democrats (134)
Did not vote (40)

Aidan Ankarberg (I) , Amy Malone (D) , Anita Burroughs (D) , Billie Butler (D) , Bryan Morse (R) , Buzz Scherr (D) , Cathryn Harvey (D) , Christopher Herbert (D) , Dan Bergeron (D) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Erica deVries (D) , Ernesto Gonzalez (R) , Gary Gilmore (D) , Jack Flanagan (R) , James MacKay (D) , James Roesener (D) , James Summers (R) , Jessica Grill (D) , Jim Creighton (R) , John Stone (D) , Karen Hegner (D) , Kevin Scully (R) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Mark Paige (D) , Michael Granger (R) , Nicole Leapley (D) , Pamela Brown (R) , Robert Harb (R) , Russell Dumais (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Steven Smith (R) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Terry Spahr (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Corcoran (R) , William Dolan (D)

Table 2026-05-14
Failed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

2R + 132D
Voted to Kill the Bill (134)
162R + 4D
Voted to Keep It Alive (166)
52
Absent
41
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (134)

Republicans (2)
Democrats (132)

Voted Nay (166)

Republicans (162)
Did not vote (41)

Aidan Ankarberg (I) , Amy Malone (D) , Anita Burroughs (D) , Billie Butler (D) , Bryan Morse (R) , Buzz Scherr (D) , Cathryn Harvey (D) , Christopher Herbert (D) , Dan Bergeron (D) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Erica deVries (D) , Ernesto Gonzalez (R) , Gary Gilmore (D) , Jack Flanagan (R) , James MacKay (D) , James Roesener (D) , James Summers (R) , Jim Creighton (R) , Jim Maggiore (D) , John Stone (D) , Karen Hegner (D) , Kevin Scully (R) , Laurel Stavis (D) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Mark Paige (D) , Michael Granger (R) , Nicole Leapley (D) , Pamela Brown (R) , Robert Harb (R) , Russell Dumais (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Steven Smith (R) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Terry Spahr (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Corcoran (R) , William Dolan (D)

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-05-14
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

163R + 4D
Voted to Pass (167)
1R + 132D
Voted Against (133)
52
Absent
41
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (167)

Republicans (163)

Voted Nay (133)

Republicans (1)
Democrats (132)
Did not vote (41)

Aidan Ankarberg (I) , Amy Malone (D) , Anita Burroughs (D) , Billie Butler (D) , Bryan Morse (R) , Buzz Scherr (D) , Cathryn Harvey (D) , Christopher Herbert (D) , Dan Bergeron (D) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Erica deVries (D) , Ernesto Gonzalez (R) , Gary Gilmore (D) , Jack Flanagan (R) , James MacKay (D) , James Roesener (D) , James Summers (R) , Jim Creighton (R) , Jim Maggiore (D) , John Stone (D) , Karen Hegner (D) , Kevin Scully (R) , Laurel Stavis (D) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Mark Paige (D) , Michael Granger (R) , Nicole Leapley (D) , Pamela Brown (R) , Robert Harb (R) , Russell Dumais (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Steven Smith (R) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Terry Spahr (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Corcoran (R) , William Dolan (D)

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