New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire SB670: (New Title) establishing a developmental services oversight commission; relative to reporting requirements regarding the death of a child in residential care; and relative to the registry of founded reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults.
Status: Signed into law, July 9, 2026
What the bill says
An act establishing a developmental services oversight commission; relative to reporting requirements regarding the death of a child in residential care; and relative to the registry of founded reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults. Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19 COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill establishes a developmental.
From the chaptered text, July 2, 2026:
AN ACT establishing a developmental services oversight commission; relative to reporting requirements regarding the death of a child in residential care; and relative to the registry of founded reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults. Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19 COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill establishes a developmental services oversight commission, revises reporting and investigation requirements regarding reports of abuse of vulnerable adults, and revises notification and reporting requirements regarding abuse of minors in institutional residential settings. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears …