The bill amends various laws in New Hampshire, introducing significant changes across multiple sectors, including environmental protection, health services, education, and public safety. Key provisions include the establishment of a new environmental scientist position within the Department of Environmental Services (DES) to oversee compliance with endangered species conservation, the creation of a Threatened and Endangered Species Compensatory Mitigation Fund, and the requirement for DES to adopt rules ensuring state agency actions do not jeopardize protected species. Additionally, the bill modifies the fee structures for various permits and services, including shoreline structure projects and hazardous waste management, while also increasing fees for environmental services.

In the health sector, the bill mandates maternal depression screenings under Medicaid, establishes a perinatal psychiatric provider consult line, and appropriates funds for emergency shelter services for individuals with opioid use disorder. It also introduces a pilot program for presumptive eligibility in the child care scholarship program and modifies the licensing fee structure for nursing homes. Furthermore, the bill addresses education funding by changing the criteria for extraordinary need grants and establishing new fiscal capacity disparity aid grants for municipalities. Notably, it prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within public schools and state agencies, reflecting a significant policy shift. Overall, the bill aims to enhance state governance, improve public health and safety, and streamline various regulatory processes while ensuring compliance with new mandates.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 212-A:2, 212-A:9, 212-A:16, 217-A:3, 217-A:7, 217-A:7-a, 482-A:2, 482-A:3, 482-A:11, 482-A:17, 482-A:27, 189:1-a, 6:12, 100-A:1, 100-A:5, 21-I:30, 100-A:6, 100-A:10, 100-A:16, 100-A:19-b, 100-A:19-d, 284:21-a, 287-D:1, 287-D:3, 71-B:14, 19-P:1, 188-E:27, 21-H:7, 622:28-a, 4:8, 126-A:9, 126-A:3, 7:8-b, 21-M:7, 7:6-d, 7:19, 7:6-c, 198:39, 194-B:11, 198:41, 91-A:5, 604-A:6-a, 604-A:4, 281-A:30, 281-A:43, 281-A:42-a, 281-A:21-b, 273:10, 157-B:5, 273:11-a, 281-A:54, 281-A:55-a, 106-L:5, 263:12, 260:14-a, 21-P:48-a, 21-P:15-a, 153-A:1, 21-P:5-b, 11:6, 9:16-a, 482-B:10, 485-A:4, 487:43, 485:41, 482:48, 21-O:2, 21-O:11, 21-O:9, 21-O:7, 21-O:5-a, 482:8-a, 482:9, 485-A:30, 124:4, 4:9-s, 124:16, 17-J:4, 21-I:11, 284:21-i, 77-A:20-a, 77-E:14, 167:18-a, 9:13-e, 153:34, 319-C:5, 313-A:1, 313-A:8, 313-A:9, 313-A:10, 313-A:12, 313-A:13, 313-A:19, 313-A:24
As Amended by the House: 212-A:2, 212-A:9, 212-A:16, 217-A:3, 217-A:7, 217-A:7-a, 482-A:2, 482-A:3, 482-A:11, 485-A:17, 482-A:27, 189:1-a, 6:12, 194-F:1, 100-A:1, 100-A:5, 21-I:30, 100-A:6, 100-A:10, 100-A:16, 100-A:19-b, 100-A:19-d, 287-D:1, 287-D:3, 71-B:14, 498-A:15, 151-E:27, 21-H:7, 622:28-a, 4:8, 126-A:9, 126-A:3, 7:8-b, 21-M:7, 7:6-d, 7:19, 7:6-c, 186-C:19-b, 284:21-j, 284:47, 194-B:11, 198:41, 604-A:6-a, 604-A:4, 281-A:30, 281-A:43, 281-A:42-a, 281-A:21-b, 273:10, 157-B:5, 273:11-a, 281-A:54, 281-A:55-a, 263:12, 260:14-a, 21-P:15-a, 153-A:1, 21-P:12-b, 21-P:5-b, 11:6, 9:16-a, 482-B:10, 485-A:4, 487:43, 482:48, 21-O:2, 21-O:11, 21-O:9, 21-O:7, 21-O:5-a, 485-A:61, 485-A:30, 124:4, 4:9-s, 17-J:4, 21-I:11, 284:21-i, 77-A:20-a, 77-E:14, 167:18-a, 9:13-e, 362-F:10, 153:34, 319-C:5, 313-A:1, 313-A:8, 313-A:9, 313-A:10, 313-A:12, 313-A:13, 313-A:19, 313-A:24, 430:33, 430:34, 430:35, 430:38, 431:4, 431:27, 433-A:6, 435:20, 426:1, 431:6, 433:7, 438:10-a, 482:8-a, 482:9, 147-B:12, 147-A:5, 147-B:8, 149-M:7, 149-M:9, 270-E:5-a, 273-A:2, 490:26-a, 362-F:4, 362-F:3, 362-F:2, 362-F:6, 21-M:11-a, 12-A:1-c, 216-J:5, 6:28, 94:1-a, 126-A:5, 169-F:9, 170-G:21, 21-M:8-h, 169-F:7, 176:8, 176:9, 177:2, 178:11, 178:22, 178:29, 179:15, 179:35, 179:60, 21-J:14, 179:13, 491:1, 491:7-b, 354-A:1, 354-A:2, 354-A:23, 354-A:25, 354-A:28, 193:3, 193:38, 193:40, 275:37-e, 540:2, 126-X:1, 126-X:7, 126-X:8, 292:7, 293-A:9, 304-C:149, 41:11-a, 674:1, 12-O:55, 674:43, 12-O:74, 604-A:2-c, 604-A:2-f, 604-A:10, 198:40-a, 198:40-d, 189:11, 260:15, 260:21, 261:20, 261:57, 261:141, 263:42, 261:89, 263:52, 263:35, 654:45, 125-S:2, 266:18-d, 266:59-a, 266:60, 266:13, 266:115, 358-F:2, 358-F:4, 228:114, 206:33-a, 206:35-a, 214:1-g, 206:34-b, 214:1-f, 214:9, 100-A:3, 186-C:5, 186-C:18, 6:38, 161-F:40, 176-A:1, 176:16, 194-F:2, 151:4-a, 12-J:1, 12-J:5, 318-B:43, 318:47-dd, 12-J:4, 126-AA:3, 186-C:25, 126-BB:1, 126-BB:2, 126-BB:11, 193:12, 194-D:1, 194-D:5, 194-D:7, 151:2, 151:19, 151:2-f, 654:39, 147:1, 141-C:20-a, 141-C:6, 159:17, 169-C:30
As Amended by the Senate: 212-A:2, 212-A:9, 212-A:16, 217-A:3, 217-A:7, 217-A:7-a, 482-A:2, 482-A:3, 482-A:11, 485-A:17, 482-A:27, 194-F:1, 194-F:3, 6:12, 284:21-a, 287-D:1, 287-D:3, 287-J:6, 21-P:66, 71-B:14, 19-P:1, 21-H:7, 622:28-a, 4:8, 126-A:9, 126-A:3, 7:8-b, 21-M:7, 7:6-d, 7:19, 7:6-c, 198:39, 194-B:11, 198:41, 604-A:6-a, 604-A:4, 281-A:30, 281-A:43, 281-A:42-a, 281-A:21-b, 273:10, 157-B:5, 273:11-a, 263:12, 260:14-a, 21-P:15-a, 153-A:1, 21-P:12-b, 21-P:5-b, 11:6, 9:16-a, 482-B:10, 485-A:4, 487:43, 482:48, 21-O:2, 21-O:11, 21-O:9, 21-O:7, 21-O:5-a, 485-A:30, 124:4, 4:9-s, 17-J:4, 21-I:11, 284:21-i, 77-A:20-a, 77-E:14, 167:18-a, 9:13-e, 362-F:10, 153:34, 319-C:5, 313-A:1, 313-A:8, 313-A:9, 313-A:10, 313-A:11, 313-A:12, 313-A:13, 313-A:19, 313-A:24, 430:33, 430:34, 430:35, 430:38, 431:4, 431:27, 433-A:6, 435:20, 426:1, 431:6, 433:7, 438:10-a, 482:8-a, 482:9, 147-B:12, 147-A:5, 147-B:8, 270-E:5-a, 273-A:2, 490:26-a, 77-A:5, 216-J:5, 6:28, 21-V:1, 21-V:2, 21-V:3, 21-V:4, 41:11-a, 674:1, 12-O:55, 674:43, 12-O:74, 604-A:2-c, 604-A:2-f, 604-A:10, 198:40-d, 189:11, 260:21, 261:20, 261:57, 261:141, 263:42, 261:89, 263:52, 263:35, 654:45, 266:1, 266:5, 266:27-a, 266:28, 266:31, 266:42, 266:45-a, 266:54, 266:55, 266:56, 266:58, 228:114, 206:33-a, 206:35-a, 214:1-g, 206:34-b, 214:1-f, 214:9, 100-A:3, 186-C:5, 186-C:18, 6:38, 4:9-p, 4:9-q, 126-DD:1, 126-A:85, 126-A:96, 176:16, 176-A:1, 318-B:2-c, 194-F:2, 126-A:5, 186-C:25, 21-R:3, 9-D:3, 71-B:9, 71-B:16, 72:34-a, 72-B:13, 75:14, 75:16, 76:16-a, 76:17, 79-A:9, 79-A:12, 79-F:6, 79-F:8, 79-G:5, 81:5, 231:32, 498-A:16-a, 100-A:6, 679:1, 71-B:2, 71-B:6, 611-B:27, 362-A:1-a, 362-A:1-, 362-A:9, 325-A:18, 135-C:23, 281-A:32-a, 12-O:11-b, 502-A:1, 490-D:4, 354-A:3, 354-A:4, 354-A:5, 485-H:6, 420-G:12-a, 21-P:48-a, 21-P:6, 21-P:8, 228:25, 261:90, 12-O:53, 162-C:6, 262:32, 236:19, 236:13, 186:61, 189:68, 198:4-d, 21-N:5, 284:47, 284:42, 284:45, 287-D:7, 287-D:8, 287-D:9, 287-D:13, 284:12, 188-F:70, 188-F:72, 167:3-l, 417-E:1, 415:18-ff, 415:18-n, 167:27-a, 167:83, 135-C:2, 151:5, 14:14-b, 21-M:11-a, 100-A:1, 100-A:5, 21-I:30, 100-A:10, 100-A:16, 100-A:19-b, 100-A:19-d
Version adopted by both bodies: 212-A:2, 212-A:9, 212-A:16, 217-A:3, 217-A:7, 217-A:7-a, 482-A:2, 482-A:3, 482-A:11, 485-A:17, 482-A:27, 194-F:3, 284:21-a, 287-D:1, 287-D:3, 21-P:66, 71-B:14, 19-P:1, 6:12, 21-H:7, 622:28-a, 4:8, 126-A:9, 126-A:3, 7:8-b, 21-M:7, 7:6-d, 7:19, 7:6-c, 198:39, 194-B:11, 198:41, 604-A:6-a, 604-A:4, 281-A:30, 281-A:43, 281-A:42-a, 281-A:21-b, 273:10, 157-B:5, 273:11-a, 263:12, 260:14-a, 21-P:15-a, 153-A:1, 21-P:12-b, 21-P:5-b, 11:6, 9:16-a, 482-B:10, 485-A:4, 487:43, 482:48, 21-O:2, 21-O:11, 21-O:9, 21-O:7, 21-O:5-a, 485-A:30, 124:4, 4:9-s, 17-J:4, 21-I:11, 284:21-i, 77-A:20-a, 77-E:14, 167:18-a, 9:13-e, 362-F:10, 153:34, 319-C:5, 313-A:1, 313-A:8, 313-A:9, 313-A:10, 313-A:12, 313-A:13, 313-A:19, 313-A:24, 430:33, 430:34, 430:35, 430:38, 431:4, 431:27, 433-A:6, 435:20, 426:1, 431:6, 433:7, 438:10-a, 482:8-a, 482:9, 147-B:12, 147-A:5, 147-B:8, 270-E:5-a, 273-A:2, 490:26-a, 77-A:5, 216-J:5, 6:28, 21-V:1, 21-V:2, 21-V:3, 41:11-a, 674:1, 12-O:55, 674:43, 12-O:74, 604-A:2, 604-A:2-c, 461-A:18, 170-C:13, 198:40-d, 189:11, 260:21, 261:20, 261:57, 261:141, 263:42, 261:89, 263:52, 263:35, 654:45, 125-S:2, 266:18-d, 266:59-a, 266:60, 266:13, 266:115, 358-F:2, 358-F:4, 228:114, 206:33-a, 206:35-a, 100-A:3, 186-C:5, 186-C:18, 6:38, 4:9-p, 4:9-q, 126-DD:1, 126-A:85, 126-A:96, 176:16, 176-A:1, 318-B:2-c, 194-F:2, 126-A:5, 126-AA:3, 186-C:25, 21-R:3, 9-D:3, 100-A:6, 679:1, 71-B:2, 71-B:6, 135-C:23, 281-A:32-a, 502-A:1, 490-D:4, 354-A:3, 354-A:4, 354-A:5, 485-H:6, 420-G:12-a, 21-P:48-a, 21-P:6, 21-P:8, 228:25, 261:90, 12-O:53, 162-C:6, 262:32, 236:19, 236:13, 186:61, 189:68, 198:4-d, 21-N:5, 284:47, 284:12, 188-F:70, 188-F:72, 167:3-l, 167:83, 14:14-b, 21-M:11-a, 100-A:1, 100-A:5, 100-A:6-a, 100-A:16, 189:1-a, 141-C:20-a, 141-C:6, 151:4-a
CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: 212-A:2, 212-A:9, 212-A:16, 217-A:3, 217-A:7, 217-A:7-a, 482-A:2, 482-A:3, 482-A:11, 485-A:17, 482-A:27, 194-F:3, 284:21-a, 287-D:1, 287-D:3, 21-P:66, 71-B:14, 19-P:1, 6:12, 21-H:7, 622:28-a, 4:8, 126-A:9, 126-A:3, 7:8-b, 21-M:7, 7:6-d, 7:19, 7:6-c, 198:39, 194-B:11, 198:41, 604-A:6-a, 604-A:4, 281-A:30, 281-A:43, 281-A:42-a, 281-A:21-b, 273:10, 157-B:5, 273:11-a, 263:12, 260:14-a, 21-P:15-a, 153-A:1, 21-P:12-b, 21-P:5-b, 11:6, 9:16-a, 482-B:10, 485-A:4, 487:43, 482:48, 21-O:2, 21-O:11, 21-O:9, 21-O:7, 21-O:5-a, 485-A:30, 124:4, 4:9-s, 17-J:4, 21-I:11, 284:21-i, 77-A:20-a, 77-E:14, 167:18-a, 9:13-e, 362-F:10, 153:34, 319-C:5, 313-A:1, 313-A:8, 313-A:9, 313-A:10, 313-A:12, 313-A:13, 313-A:19, 313-A:24, 430:33, 430:34, 430:35, 430:38, 431:4, 431:27, 433-A:6, 435:20, 426:1, 431:6, 433:7, 438:10-a, 482:8-a, 482:9, 147-B:12, 147-A:5, 147-B:8, 270-E:5-a, 273-A:2, 490:26-a, 77-A:5, 216-J:5, 6:28, 21-V:1, 21-V:2, 21-V:3, 41:11-a, 674:1, 12-O:55, 674:43, 12-O:74, 604-A:2, 604-A:2-c, 461-A:18, 170-C:13, 198:40-d, 189:11, 260:21, 261:20, 261:57, 261:141, 263:42, 261:89, 263:52, 263:35, 654:45, 125-S:2, 266:18-d, 266:59-a, 266:60, 266:13, 266:115, 358-F:2, 358-F:4, 228:114, 206:33-a, 206:35-a, 186-C:5, 186-C:18, 6:38, 4:9-p, 4:9-q, 126-DD:1, 126-A:85, 126-A:96, 176:16, 176-A:1, 318-B:2-c, 194-F:2, 126-A:5, 126-AA:3, 186-C:25, 21-R:3, 9-D:3, 100-A:6, 679:1, 71-B:2, 71-B:6, 135-C:23, 281-A:32-a, 502-A:1, 490-D:4, 354-A:3, 354-A:4, 354-A:5, 485-H:6, 420-G:12-a, 21-P:48-a, 21-P:6, 21-P:8, 228:25, 261:90, 12-O:53, 162-C:6, 262:32, 236:19, 236:13, 186:61, 189:68, 198:4-d, 21-N:5, 284:47, 284:12, 188-F:70, 188-F:72, 167:3-l, 167:83, 14:14-b, 21-M:11-a, 100-A:1, 100-A:5, 100-A:6-a, 100-A:16, 189:1-a, 141-C:20-a, 141-C:6, 151:4-a