STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
SENATE
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
THE COMMITTEE ON Executive Departments and Administration
to which was referred HB 1328-FN
AN ACT relative to alcohol and other drug use professionals and relative to the qualifications to obtain certain occupational licenses.
Having considered the same, the committee recommends that the Bill
OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT
BY A VOTE OF: 5-0
AMENDMENT # 2026-1632s
Senator Howard Pearl
For the Committee
HB 1328-FN amends the membership of the board of licensing for alcohol and other drug use professionals, eliminates the license type of licensed clinical supervisor, modifies the qualifications for licensure for recreational therapists, and amends the qualifications for speech-language assistants. The amended bill provides for a delayed repeal of the licensed clinical supervisor license to respect those who have earned and maintained it. Those provisions take effect July 1, 2030; all other sections of the legislation take effect 60 days after passage.
Ben Mickens 271-1403
FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR
Executive Departments and Administration
HB 1328-FN, relative to alcohol and other drug use professionals and relative to the qualifications to obtain certain occupational licenses.
Ought to Pass with Amendment, Vote 5-0.
Senator Howard Pearl for the committee.
HB 1328-FN amends the membership of the board of licensing for alcohol and other drug use professionals, eliminates the license type of licensed clinical supervisor, modifies the qualifications for licensure for recreational therapists, and amends the qualifications for speech-language assistants. The amended bill provides for a delayed repeal of the licensed clinical supervisor license to respect those who have earned and maintained it. Those provisions take effect July 1, 2030; all other sections of the legislation take effect 60 days after passage.