---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the licensure of alcohol and drug counselors, requiring occupational regulatory boards and commissions to post reciprocity information, and establishing a committee to study licensure of alcohol and drug counselors."
description: "relative to the licensure of alcohol and drug counselors, requiring occupational regulatory boards and commissions to post reciprocity information, and establishing a committee to study licensure of alcohol and drug counselors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 54"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 54 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-18"
last_action: "2017-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71544987-9df3-4484-b452-159303088d96"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0864&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "ae32701090202b83b1ccfbc1e22a67373f23cb773479b3a6375f9f87a4086ea9"
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 54 (2017) — relative to the licensure of alcohol and drug counselors, requiring occupational regulatory boards and commissions to post reciprocity information, and establishing a committee to study licensure of alcohol and drug counselors.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1157s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1157s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass with Amendment: Sections 1 and 6 — **17–5** (pass) · legislature
- Ought to Pass with Amendment: Sections 2 through 6 — **22–0** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-18** Introduced 01/05/2017 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-19** Hearing: 01/25/2017, Room 101, LOB, 09:40 am; SC 7
- **2017-02-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/23/2017; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-23** Sen. Bradley Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 02/23/2017; SJ 7
- **2017-02-23** Pending Motion, Ought to Pass; 02/23/2017; SJ 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-30** Sen. Bradley Moved to Remove From Table, MA, VV; 03/30/2017; SJ 12
- **2017-03-30** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2017-1157s, AA, VV; 03/30/2017; SJ 12
- **2017-03-30** Sen. Sanborn Moved to divide the Question on SB 54: Sections 1 and 6, Sections 2 through 6; 03/30/2017; SJ 12
- **2017-03-30** The Chair ruled the Question Divisible; 03/30/2017 SJ 12
- **2017-03-30** Sections 1 and 6, RC 17Y-5N, MA; 03/30/2017 SJ 12
- **2017-03-30** Sections 2 through 6, RC 22Y-0N, MA; 03/30/2017 SJ 12
- **2017-03-31** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1157s; MA, OT3rdg; 03/30/2017; SJ 12 `passage`
- **2017-04-04** Introduced 03/23/2017 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 27 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-04** Public Hearing: 04/11/2017 02:00 PM LOB 306
- **2017-04-17** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/18/2017 10:15 AM LOB 306
- **2017-05-02** Executive Session: 04/25/2017 LOB 306
- **2017-05-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 06/01/2017 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 26 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-01** Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 16 `passage`
- **2017-06-13** Enrolled (In recess 06/08/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-06-13** Enrolled 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 9
- **2017-07-03** Signed by the Governor on 06/30/2017; Chapter 0194 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-03** I. Section 1-3 Effective 08/29/2017
- **2017-07-03** II. Section 4 Effective 01/01/2018
- **2017-07-03** III. Remainder Effective 06/30/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71544987-9df3-4484-b452-159303088d96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).