---
type: "Bill"
title: "requiring certain syringe service program entities to provide options for disposal of used syringes and needles and creating reporting requirements for such entities."
description: "requiring certain syringe service program entities to provide options for disposal of used syringes and needles and creating reporting requirements for such entities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 549"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 549 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 0
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-11-24"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f1e6ef7-c40d-4fab-8880-b0e5732af260"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1332&inflect=2"
source_hash: "94acb576e404beef1af80673efec1721c6aa5998235c1c310133ca43aedafb56"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire SB 549 (2026) — requiring certain syringe service program entities to provide options for disposal of used syringes and needles and creating reporting requirements for such entities.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.


## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-11-24** Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Hearing: 02/04/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 4
- **2026-03-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1040s, 03/12/2026, Vote 5-0; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-12** Committee Amendment # 2026-1040s, AA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
- **2026-03-12** Sen. Murphy Floor Amendment # 2026-1162s, AA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
- **2026-03-12** Ought to Pass with Amendments #2026-1040s and #2026-1162s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/12/2026; SJ 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-16** Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 8 P. 114 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Public Hearing: 03/25/2026 02:00 pm GP 158
- **2026-04-07** Executive Session: 04/15/2026 10:00 am GP 158
- **2026-04-15** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/15/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2026-04-23** Referred to Finance 04/23/2026 HJ 11 `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-23** Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 04/23/2026 HJ 11
- **2026-04-23** Ought to Pass: MA DV 186-152 04/23/2026 HJ 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-05-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 `enrolled`
- **2026-05-18** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13
- **2026-05-29** Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 106; Effective 08/26/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5f1e6ef7-c40d-4fab-8880-b0e5732af260`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).