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CURRENT STATUS: Pending Bills
In 2024, New Hampshire lawmakers introduced the End of Life Options Act (HB1283) and for the first time ever, the bill has passed out of the state House of Representatives and has successfully crossed over to the state Senate. If passed, this would allow residents of New Hampshire to access medical aid in dying.
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Death with Dignity laws have been proven effective at improving healthcare quality at the end of life, regardless of whether or not an individual chooses to hasten their death.
Our Partner: New Hampshire Alliance for End of Life Options
Senate Floor Vote
Bill Stalls in Committee
New Hampshire lawmakers introduce The New Hampshire Death with Dignity Act, HB1659. After a successful hearing in the House Judiciary Committee, the bill is referred to study by a vote of 10 – 8 to “pursue further legislation.”
Non-Concurrence By the House Stalls Study Bill
Legislators in the General Court of New Hampshire introduce a bill, HB291, establishing a committee to study end-of-life options. The bill is heard in the House Judiciary Committee, who pass an amended version with a vote of 12 to 8. Shortly afterward, a House vote passes the amended version, 214 to 140, handing the bill off to the Senate. Further amendments are added and passed, but the bill stalls after non-concurrence by the House. Legislative proposals to establish a committee to study end-of-life options date back to 2015.
Study Bill Voted Down
A bill to commission a study of end of life options, SB490, is introduced and does not advance following a Senate Health and Human Services Committee vote of 12 to 10 against the bill.
Study Bill Stalled in Committee
A Death with Dignity study bill, SB426, passes both Senate and the House Judiciary Committees, but does not advance beyond committee level.
Governor Vetoes Bill to Study End of Life Options
The legislature approves and Governor Hassan vetoes HB151, a bill to establish a committee to study aid in dying.
Bill Fails to Advance
HB1325, a Death with Dignity bill, is introduced but does not advance.
HB513 Makes it to House, Voted Down
HB513, a physician assisted-dying bill, is voted down in the House, 234 to 99.
Bill Does Not Advance
HB304, a medical aid-in-dying bill, does not advance.
Attempts to Pass Death with Dignity
Three attempts to pass physician-assisted dying legislation in New Hampshire take place in the 1990’s as Oregon voters passed the nation’s first Death with Dignity law: 1999: SB44-FN, 1998: HB1433-FN, and 1995: HB339.
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Personal stories help people understand the importance of Death with Dignity legislation, and how it's being enacted.