New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1782: relative to access to rural maternal health care and directing the department of health and human services to develop a rural maternal health care delivery pilot program.
Status: Failed, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to access to rural maternal health care and directing the department of health and human services to develop a rural maternal health care delivery pilot program. Rep. Colby, Merr. 9; Rep. Jacobs, Ches. 15; Rep. Lucas, Graf. 7; Rep. Mandelbaum, Rock. 21; Rep. Weinstein, Rock. 10 COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill establishes a rural maternal health care delivery pilot program and maternity care improvement commission to help provide prenatal and postnatal care to pregnant peop.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to access to rural maternal health care and directing the department of health and human services to develop a rural maternal health care delivery pilot program. Rep. Colby, Merr. 9; Rep. Jacobs, Ches. 15; Rep. Lucas, Graf. 7; Rep. Mandelbaum, Rock. 21; Rep. Weinstein, Rock. 10 COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill establishes a rural maternal health care delivery pilot program and maternity care improvement commission to help provide prenatal and postnatal care to pregnant people living in rural areas where there is limited or no access to obstetric care services. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-3136 07/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of …
Sponsors
- Paige Beauchemin (D, 3) · primary sponsor