---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to temporary licensure of certain nurses seeking licensure by endorsement from the board of nursing."
description: "relative to temporary licensure of certain nurses seeking licensure by endorsement from the board of nursing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 137"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 137 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b86e269-eeba-4eb2-b39a-14b0093a03bd"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0795&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "53931452366bcf18b555ba023dc40da62a0ec1e32191b781d56685faad4a9139"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire SB 137 (2017) — relative to temporary licensure of certain nurses seeking licensure by endorsement from the board of nursing.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2017-1624h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1624h&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-24** Introduced 01/19/2017 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26** Hearing: 02/01/2017, Room 101, LOB, 09:35 am; SC 8
- **2017-02-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0565s, 03/09/2017; SC 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-09** Committee Amendment # 2017-0565s, AA, VV; 03/09/2017; SJ 8
- **2017-03-09** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-0565s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/09/2017; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2017-03-16** Introduced 03/09/2017 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 10 P. 76 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Public Hearing: 03/29/2017 02:00 PM LOB 306
- **2017-04-04** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/11/2017 10:30 AM LOB 306
- **2017-04-04** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/12/2017 10:30 AM LOB 306
- **2017-05-02** Subcommittee Work Session: 05/03/2017 09:30 AM LOB 306
- **2017-05-09** Executive Session: 05/16/2017 10:30 AM LOB 306
- **2017-05-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1624h (NT) for 06/01/2017 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 26 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-01** Amendment # 2017-1624h: AA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 17
- **2017-06-01** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1624h: MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 17 `passage`
- **2017-06-08** Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-22** Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 23
- **2017-06-22** Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-07-21** Signed by the Governor on 07/10/2017; Chapter 0213 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-21** I. Section 2 Effective 07/01/2019
- **2017-07-21** II. Remainder Effective 08/09/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b86e269-eeba-4eb2-b39a-14b0093a03bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).