CHAPTER 248
SB 202 - FINAL VERSION
2025 SESSION
25-1153
05/02
SENATE BILL 202
AN ACT relative to Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia training for first responders.
SPONSORS: Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds a member of emergency medical services to the subcommittee on Alzheimer's disease and adds a member of the Alzheimer's Association to the emergency medical and trauma services coordinating board.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-1153
05/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia training for first responders.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
248:1 New Subparagraph; Subcommittee on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Related Dementia; Emergency Medical Services Member. Amend RSA 126-A:15-a, II by inserting after subparagraph (j) the following new subparagraph:
(k) A representative from emergency medical services, appointed by the governor.
248:2 Subcommittee on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Related Dementia; Scope of Study. Amend RSA 126-A:15-a, III(c)(4) to read as follows:
(4) Capacity of public safety, [and] including law enforcement and emergency medical services, to respond to persons with Alzheimer's disease.
248:3 Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Coordinating Board; Membership. Amend 153-A:3, I to read as follows:
I. The emergency medical and trauma services coordinating board is created, consisting of [22] 23 members appointed as set out in paragraphs II and III.
248:4 New Subparagraph; Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Coordinating Board; Membership; Alzheimer's Association. Amend RSA 153-A:3, II by inserting after subparagraph (t) the following new subparagraph:
(u) One representative from the Alzheimer’s Association.
248:5 Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Coordinating Board; Membership; Alzheimer's Association. Amend RSA 153-A:3, III to read as follows:
III. Each member from subparagraphs II(a)-(m) and [(o)-(t)] (o)-(u) shall be nominated by the appropriate organization to the governor for appointment. The term of a member shall be 3 years or until a successor is appointed and qualified. The governor shall fill any vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment. In case of a vacancy other than by expiration of the term, the appointment shall be for the balance of the unexpired term and shall be considered a term for the purposes of the limitation on terms. No member shall serve more than 3 consecutive terms or 9 consecutive years.
248:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 15, 2025
Effective Date: September 13, 2025
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 19, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 6, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
July 22, 2025: Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0248; Effective 09/13/2025
June 30, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 17
June 30, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 17
June 30, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025
May 22, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 6
May 7, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/30/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC)
April 23, 2025: Executive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
April 1, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 01:30 pm LOB 301-303
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 112
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
Feb. 20, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 11
Feb. 12, 2025: Hearing: 02/19/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:45 am; SC 10
Jan. 23, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3