SB 530 New Hampshire Senate · 2026 Regular Session

relative to fetal death reporting to the Centers for Disease Control.

SB 530 modifies how New Hampshire's vital records office reports fetal deaths to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). It prohibits sharing specific personal details - including the mother's or father's full name, address, medical record numbers, and birth dates - with the CDC. The bill allows the office to share only the parents' birth year and the fetal delivery date. This change affects the state's reporting process for fetal deaths, updating terminology and limiting sensitive data released to federal health agencies. The policy directly impacts the state vital records office and CDC data collection procedures.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Nov 24, 2025 Signed Jul 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

Version adopted by both bodies CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally chaptered as Chapter 260 with no substantive policy changes. Section numbers were reformatted from sequential (1, 2, 3) to the standard chapter:section format (260:1, 260:2, 260:3), the fiscal note from the introduced version was removed, and approval/effective dates of July 2, 2026 were added. The actual legal provisions regarding fetal death reporting to the CDC remain identical.
TECHNICAL

Section numbers changed from sequential (1, 2, 3) to chapter:section format (260:1, 260:2, 260:3), which is standard when a bill is assigned a chapter number upon signing.

The fiscal note section (indicating less than $10,000 annual impact) was removed, as it only appears in the introduced version and is not part of the final enacted law.

TIMELINE

Approval date (July 02, 2026) and effective date (July 02, 2026) were added to the final version, confirming the bill takes effect immediately upon signing.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jul 9, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 260; Effective 07/02/2026
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 10
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/25/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 124
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 3
upper
Nov 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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