New Hampshire 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 6 D · 3 R cosponsors

SB 238 — relative to prescribing opioids via telehealth medicine.

Last action — Sen. Birdsell Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/01/2023; SJ 16

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Sen. Birdsell Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/01/2023; SJ 16

  2. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1454h: MA VV 05/18/2023 HJ 14 P. 5

  3. Amendment # 2023-1454h: AA VV 05/18/2023 HJ 14 P. 5

  4. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1454h (NT) 04/26/2023 (Vote 19-0; CC)

  5. Executive Session: 04/26/2023 09:30 am LOB 205-207

  6. Public Hearing: 04/19/2023 10:30 am LOB 201-203

  7. Introduced (in recess of) 04/06/2023 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

  8. Ought to Pass with Amendments 2023-0588s, 2023-1254s, & 2023-1257s: Remainder of the Bill, RC 13Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/30/2023; SJ 12

  9. Ought to Pass with Amendments 2023-0588s, 2023-1254s, & 2023-1257s: Sections 2, 4, 6, and 7, RC 23Y-0N, MA; 03/30/2023; SJ 12

  10. The Chair ruled the Question Divisible; 03/30/2023; SJ 12

  11. Sen. Soucy Moved to divide the Question on the motion of Ought to Pass as Amended: Sections 2, 4, 6, and 7 and then the remainder of the bill; 03/30/2023; SJ 12

  12. Sen. Prentiss Floor Amendment # 2023-1257s, AA, VV; 03/30/2023; SJ 12

  13. Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2023-1254s, Remainder of the Floor Amendment, RC 13Y-10N, AA; 03/30/2023; SJ 12

  14. Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2023-1254s, Sections 2, 4, and 6, RC 23Y-0N, AA; 03/30/2023; SJ 12

  15. The Chair ruled the Question Divisible; 03/30/2023; SJ 12

  16. Sen. Soucy Moved to divide the Question on Floor Amendment #2023-1254s, Sections 2, 4, and 6 and then the remainder of the Floor Amendment; 03/30/2023; SJ 12

  17. Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2023-1254s; 03/30/2023; SJ 12

  18. Committee Amendment # 2023-0588s, AA, VV; 03/30/2023; SJ 12

  19. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0588s, 03/30/2023; SC 15

  20. Special Order to 03/30/2023, Without Objection, MA; 03/16/2023 SJ 10

  21. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0588s, 03/16/2023; SC 13

  22. Special Order to 03/16/2023, Without Objection, MA; 03/09/2023 SJ 9

  23. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0588s, 03/09/2023; SC 12

  24. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0588s, 02/22/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11

  25. Sen. Birdsell Moved to Remove SB 238 from the Consent Calendar; 02/22/2023; SJ 8

  26. Special Order to 03/09/2023, Without Objection, MA; 02/22/2023 SC 12

  27. Hearing: 02/15/2023, Room 101, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 10

  28. Introduced 01/19/2023 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 5

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 402 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (402)

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Votes

Floor Amendment - Remainder

Passed 13 Yea · 10 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2401
Republican 11000
Democrat 0600
Total 131001
% of votes cast 54%42%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Bill M. Gannon — Not Voting
Carrie L. Gendreau — Yea
Donna M. Soucy — Nay
Jeb Bradley — Yea
Lou D'Allesandro — Nay
Rebecca G. Whitley — Nay
Shannon E. Chandley — Nay
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Nay
David Watters Democrat Nay
Debra Altschiller Democrat Nay
Donovan Fenton Democrat Nay
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Nay
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Nay
Daniel Innis Republican Yea
Daryl Abbas Republican Yea
Denise Ricciardi Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Keith Murphy Republican Yea
Kevin Avard Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea
Timothy Lang Republican Yea

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Floor Amendment - Sections 2, 4, & 6

Passed 23 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 11000
Democrat 6000
Total 23001
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Bill M. Gannon — Not Voting
Carrie L. Gendreau — Yea
Donna M. Soucy — Yea
Jeb Bradley — Yea
Lou D'Allesandro — Yea
Rebecca G. Whitley — Yea
Shannon E. Chandley — Yea
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Yea
David Watters Democrat Yea
Debra Altschiller Democrat Yea
Donovan Fenton Democrat Yea
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Yea
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Yea
Daniel Innis Republican Yea
Daryl Abbas Republican Yea
Denise Ricciardi Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Keith Murphy Republican Yea
Kevin Avard Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea
Timothy Lang Republican Yea

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Ought To Pass w/ Amendment - Remainder

Passed 13 Yea · 10 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2401
Republican 11000
Democrat 0600
Total 131001
% of votes cast 54%42%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Bill M. Gannon — Not Voting
Carrie L. Gendreau — Yea
Donna M. Soucy — Nay
Jeb Bradley — Yea
Lou D'Allesandro — Nay
Rebecca G. Whitley — Nay
Shannon E. Chandley — Nay
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Nay
David Watters Democrat Nay
Debra Altschiller Democrat Nay
Donovan Fenton Democrat Nay
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Nay
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Nay
Daniel Innis Republican Yea
Daryl Abbas Republican Yea
Denise Ricciardi Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Keith Murphy Republican Yea
Kevin Avard Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea
Timothy Lang Republican Yea

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Ought to Pass w/ Amendment Sections 2, 4, 6 & 7

Passed 23 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 11000
Democrat 6000
Total 23001
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Bill M. Gannon — Not Voting
Carrie L. Gendreau — Yea
Donna M. Soucy — Yea
Jeb Bradley — Yea
Lou D'Allesandro — Yea
Rebecca G. Whitley — Yea
Shannon E. Chandley — Yea
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Yea
David Watters Democrat Yea
Debra Altschiller Democrat Yea
Donovan Fenton Democrat Yea
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Yea
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Yea
Daniel Innis Republican Yea
Daryl Abbas Republican Yea
Denise Ricciardi Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Keith Murphy Republican Yea
Kevin Avard Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea
Timothy Lang Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 238?
SB 238 is sponsored by William Palmer (Democrat), Debra Altschiller (Democrat), Denise Ricciardi (Republican), Cindy Rosenwald (Democrat), Regina Birdsell (Republican), David Watters (Democrat), Sharon Carson (Republican), Suzanne Prentiss (Democrat), Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democrat), Lou D'Allesandro, Gary Merchant, Rebecca G. Whitley, and Corinne Morse.
What is the current status of SB 238?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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