---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the regulation of dentists and dental hygienists by the board of dental examiners."
description: "relative to the regulation of dentists and dental hygienists by the board of dental examiners."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 377"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 377 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna M. Soucy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-12-12"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f529db9e-7699-4c38-b442-8760a9a60d18"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2727&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "f9fab102487f4b5571a43ec75410f35b7b395a915302751371afde4285d41c00"
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 377 (2018) — relative to the regulation of dentists and dental hygienists by the board of dental examiners.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-2096e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-2096e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1743&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- OTPA — **274–49** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donna M. Soucy — primary (person)
- Jacalyn L. Cilley — cosponsor (person)
- Peter T. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-12** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** Hearing: 01/11/2018, Room 102, LOB, 01:15 pm; SC 2
- **2018-01-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/18/2018; SC 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-18** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/18/2018; SJ 2 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 7 P. 51 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** Public Hearing: 03/29/2018 11:15 AM LOB 306
- **2018-04-25** Executive Session: 04/24/2018 LOB 306
- **2018-04-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1402h for 05/02/2018 (Vote 16-3; RC) HC 17 P. 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-02** Amendment # 2018-1402h: AA VV 05/02/2018
- **2018-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1402h: MA RC 274-49 05/02/2018 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Bradley Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-29** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2096e: AA VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-29** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2096e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-04** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-29** Signed by the Governor on 06/25/2018; Chapter 0316 `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-29** I. Sections 5 and 16 of this act shall take effect as provided in Section 17
- **2018-06-29** II. Remainder Effective 08/24/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f529db9e-7699-4c38-b442-8760a9a60d18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).