New Hampshire 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 59 — adding post traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder to the definition of "injury" for purposes of workers' compensation, establishing the commission to study the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders, and clarifying workers' compensation for firefighter and heart, lung, or cancer disease.

Last action — III. Remainder Effective 07/17/2019

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 68% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. III. Remainder Effective 07/17/2019

  2. II. RSA 281-A:17, inserted by section 3, shall take effect 01/01/2021

  3. I. Section 5 Effective 11/01/2020

  4. Signed by the Governor on 07/17/2019; Chapter 251

  5. Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 53

  6. Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21

  7. Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2435e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/06/2019); SJ 20

  8. Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2435e: AA VV 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 43

  9. Sen. Cavanaugh Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, RC 20Y-3N, MA; 05/30/2019; SJ 18

  10. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1676h (NT): MA VV 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 30

  11. Amendment # 2019-1676h (NT): AA VV 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 30

  12. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1676h for 05/08/2019 (Vote 19-0; RC) HC 23 P. 10

  13. Executive Session: 05/01/2019 10:30 am LOB 307

  14. Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2019-1516h (NT): 04/24/2019 10:00 am LOB 305-307

  15. ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 04/17/2019 08:30 am LOB 307

  16. ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/17/2019 02:30 pm LOB 307

  17. Public Hearing: 04/10/2019 02:00 pm LOB 307

  18. Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 11 P. 69

  19. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0187s, RC 23Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/14/2019; SJ 5

  20. Committee Amendment # 2019-0187s, AA, VV; 02/14/2019; SJ 5

  21. Special Order to After Energy and Natural Resources, Without Objection, MA; 02/14/2019; SJ 5

  22. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0187s, 02/14/2019; SC 10

  23. Hearing: 01/29/2019, Room 103, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 8

  24. Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 4

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 415 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (415)

415 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concur

Passed 20 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14301
Republican 4000
Democrat 2000
Total 20301
% of votes cast 83%13%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Bob J. Giuda — Nay
Chuck W Morse — Yea
Dan Feltes — Yea
David J Starr — Nay
Donna M. Soucy — Yea
Harold F. French — Nay
Jay Kahn — Yea
Jeanne Dietsch — Yea
Jeb Bradley — Yea
John Reagan — Not Voting
Jon Morgan — Yea
Kevin Cavanaugh — Yea
Lou D'Allesandro — Yea
Martha Fuller Clark — Yea
Martha S. Hennessey — Yea
Melanie Levesque — Yea
Shannon E. Chandley — Yea
Tom Sherman — Yea
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Yea
David Watters Democrat Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea

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Ought to Pass w/Amendment

Passed 23 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17001
Republican 4000
Democrat 2000
Total 23001
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Bob J. Giuda — Yea
Chuck W Morse — Yea
Dan Feltes — Yea
David J Starr — Yea
Donna M. Soucy — Yea
Harold F. French — Yea
Jay Kahn — Yea
Jeanne Dietsch — Yea
Jeb Bradley — Yea
John Reagan — Yea
Jon Morgan — Yea
Kevin Cavanaugh — Yea
Lou D'Allesandro — Yea
Martha Fuller Clark — Not Voting
Martha S. Hennessey — Yea
Melanie Levesque — Yea
Shannon E. Chandley — Yea
Tom Sherman — Yea
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Yea
David Watters Democrat Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety labor
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