CHAPTER 118
SB 92-FN - FINAL VERSION
03/06/2025 0400s
2025 SESSION
25-0187
05/11
SENATE BILL 92-FN
AN ACT relative to the collection of birth worksheet information.
SPONSORS: Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Rep. Sorensen, Rock. 28; Rep. Erf, Hills. 28; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Grote, Rock. 24
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill updates certain language regarding information collected by hospitals on the birth worksheet; revises the intervals for reporting Apgar scores; and states that the division of vital records shall not include certain personally identifiable information in the birth information released to the CDC.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/06/2025 0400s 25-0187
05/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the collection of birth worksheet information.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
118:1 Vital Records Administration; Completion of Birth Worksheet. Amend RSA 5-C:19, II(a)(3)(A) to read as follows:
(A) Current name and [maiden] name prior to first marriage or civil union.
118:2 Vital Records Administration; Completion of Birth Worksheet. Amend RSA 5-C:19, II(a)(6)(L) to read as follows:
(L) The Apgar score, which is an evaluation of a newborn infant's physical status, at one minute, [and] at 5 minutes, and at 10 minutes.
118:3 New Paragraph; Vital Records Administration; Completion of Birth Worksheet. Amend RSA 5-C:19 by inserting after paragraph XI the following new paragraph:
XII.(a) When the division of vital records administration releases information on a birth to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), it shall not include:
(1) The names of the mother, father, or baby;
(2) The birth month and day of the mother or father;
(3) Their medical record numbers; or
(4) Their residential address, mailing address if different from the residential address, or zip code.
(b) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a)(2), the division may release the mother and father's birth year and the baby's birth date to the CDC.
118:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect June 30, 2026
Approved: June 24, 2025
Effective Date: June 30, 2026
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 12, 2025 | 2025-0400s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 30, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
June 24, 2025: Signed by the Governor on 06/24/2025; Chapter 0118; Effective 06/30/2026
June 16, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17
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
May 8, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 6
May 1, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/30/2025 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 23 P. 8
April 23, 2025: Executive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
April 1, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 10:30 am 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. 110
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0400s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
March 6, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-0400s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
Feb. 12, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0400s, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
Jan. 23, 2025: Hearing: 01/29/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 7
Jan. 22, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3