New Hampshire State Senator

Ruth Ward 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire Senate Bill SB408

Introduced
11/18/25  
Refer
11/18/25  
Report Pass
1/22/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Engrossed
3/16/26  
Refer
3/16/26  
Report Pass
4/16/26  
Refer
4/23/26  
Report Pass
5/7/26  
Relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire House Bill HB1121

Introduced
12/1/25  
Refer
12/1/25  
Report Pass
3/4/26  
Report Pass
3/4/26  
Engrossed
3/17/26  
Refer
3/17/26  
Defining the cost of an adequate education.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire House Bill HB1299

Introduced
12/1/25  
Refer
12/1/25  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Report DNP
2/25/26  
Engrossed
3/17/26  
Refer
3/17/26  
Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances and establishing that certain biological sex distinctions do not qualify as discrimination.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire Senate Bill SB508

Introduced
11/21/25  
Refer
11/21/25  
Report Pass
2/12/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Report Pass
5/6/26  
Relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire Senate Bill SB453

Introduced
11/21/25  
Refer
11/21/25  
Report Pass
3/4/26  
Engrossed
3/16/26  
Refer
3/16/26  
Authorizing advanced practice registered nurses and physician associates to make certain certifications.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire Senate Bill SB512

Introduced
11/21/25  
Refer
11/21/25  
Refer
2/17/26  
Refer
3/5/26  
Refer
3/12/26  
Engrossed
3/27/26  
Refer
3/27/26  
Report Pass
4/15/26  
Relative to fees to annul criminal records related to charges that do not result in conviction.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire Senate Bill SB430

Introduced
11/21/25  
Refer
11/21/25  
Report Pass
2/10/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Report Pass
5/6/26  
Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire Senate Bill SB448

Introduced
11/21/25  
Refer
11/21/25  
Report Pass
1/9/26  
Report Pass
1/20/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Engrossed
3/27/26  
Refer
3/27/26  
Modifying the definition of veteran.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire House Bill HB1401

Introduced
12/4/25  
Refer
12/4/25  
Amending the meaning of scholarship organization as it pertains to education freedom accounts.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire Senate Bill SB434

Introduced
11/21/25  
Refer
11/21/25  
Report Pass
2/10/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Report Pass
5/6/26  
Relative to regulation of public school materials.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire Senate Bill SB475

Introduced
11/21/25  
Refer
11/21/25  
Report Pass
3/4/26  
Engrossed
3/16/26  
Refer
3/16/26  
Relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire House Bill HB1379

Introduced
12/2/25  
Refer
12/2/25  
Report Pass
1/27/26  
Engrossed
2/9/26  
Refer
2/9/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Enrolled
3/26/26  
Chaptered
4/6/26  
Relative to the reporting date for the annual complaint data.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire Senate Bill SB432

Introduced
11/21/25  
Refer
11/21/25  
Report Pass
2/3/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Authorizing the application of sunscreen in schools and camps without a licensed health care provider's note or prescription and establishing a skin cancer prevention education program.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire Senate Bill SB452

Introduced
11/21/25  
Refer
11/21/25  
Enabling health care providers to offer certain complementary and alternative health care services.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire Senate Bill SB420

Introduced
11/21/25  
Refer
11/21/25  
Relative to the state commission for human rights.