SB 641 New Hampshire Senate · 2026 Regular Session

relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor.

SB 641 modifies New Hampshire's chiropractor licensure exam requirements. It requires applicants licensed after January 1, 1990, to pass parts 1, 2, and 3 of the national chiropractic exam, while those licensed or applying after January 1, 1996, must pass parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 plus the clinical competency exam. All applicants must still pass New Hampshire's separate ethics and jurisprudence exam. These changes directly affect chiropractor license applicants based on their licensure date, updating the national exam requirements previously in law. The bill takes effect 60 days after passage with minimal fiscal impact.
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
May 2026
Introduced Nov 25, 2025 Signed May 29, 2026
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Version adopted by both bodies CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 3 edits
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This diff reflects the transition from the version adopted by both legislative bodies to the final chaptered version (Chapter 112). The substantive policy content of the bill is unchanged; the modifications are limited to assigning a chapter number, renumbering sections, removing the fiscal note, and adding approval and effective dates. No new policy was introduced or altered.
TECHNICAL

Section numbers were renumbered from generic '1' and '2' to '112:1' and '112:2' to reflect the assigned chapter number (Chapter 112).

The fiscal note section (indicating a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 per year from FY2026 through FY2029) was removed, as is standard when a bill becomes a chaptered law.

TIMELINE

Approval date (May 28, 2026) and effective date (July 27, 2026) were added to the final version.

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Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 29, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 112; Effective 07/27/2026
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 13
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/18/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 127
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 5-0; CC; SC 3
upper
Nov 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1
upper
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