CHAPTER 119
SB 172 - FINAL VERSION
2025 SESSION
25-1143
07/05
SENATE BILL 172
AN ACT banning certain contract provisions from being enforced against advanced practice registered nurses.
SPONSORS: Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits certain contract restrictions from being enforced against advanced practice registered nurses.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-1143
07/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT banning certain contract provisions from being enforced against advanced practice registered nurses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
119:1 New Section; Occupations and Professions; Nurse Practice Act; Certain Contract Restrictions Upon Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Unenforceable. Amend RSA 326-B by inserting after section 45-a the following new section:
326-B:45-b Certain Contract Restrictions Upon Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Unenforceable. Any contract or agreement which creates or establishes the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with an advanced practice registered nurse licensed by the board to practice in this state, which includes any restriction to the right of such advanced practice registered nurse to also practice in any geographic area for any period of time after the termination of such partnership, employment, or professional relationship shall be void and unenforceable with respect to said restriction; provided however, that nothing herein shall render void or unenforceable the remaining provisions of any such contract or agreement. The requirements of this section shall apply to new contracts or renewals of contracts entered into on or after the effective date of this section.
119:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 24, 2025
Effective Date: August 23, 2025
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
June 24, 2025: Signed by the Governor on 06/24/2025; Chapter 0119; Effective 08/23/2025
June 16, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17
June 16, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17
June 16, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17
May 8, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 5
April 30, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/23/2025 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 23 P. 7
April 30, 2025: Executive Session: 04/23/2025 01:30 pm LOB 306-308
April 16, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/23/2025 01:30 pm LOB 306-308
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 112
March 20, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
March 20, 2025: Sen. Prentiss Moved Ought to Pass; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
March 20, 2025: Rereferred to Committee, MF, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
March 11, 2025: Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/20/2025, Vote 6-0; SC 13
March 11, 2025: Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, Vote 6-0; SC 13
Feb. 11, 2025: Hearing: 02/18/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 10
Jan. 23, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3