---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to workers' compensation for heart and lung disease in firefighters."
description: "relative to workers' compensation for heart and lung disease in firefighters."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 385"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 385 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark A. Pearson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-10"
last_action: "2021-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1d6621d-9bc6-472b-a91a-73411c2b571c"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0481&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "d8ed676216a3e6791ce2ace49c54c4825a4054c6c6bf96f7079c8c743ce02590"
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 HB 385 (2021) — relative to workers' compensation for heart and lung disease in firefighters.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-0307h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-0307h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Mark A. Pearson — primary (person)
- Fred G. Doucette — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey P. Goley — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin M. Pratt — cosponsor (person)
- Michael B. O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen C. Pearson — cosponsor (person)
- Steve J. Shurtleff — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy A. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Tom E. Lanzara — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-10** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 2 P. 45 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** Public Hearing: 02/04/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following linkTo join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/93123047403 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-02-17** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0307h (Vote 13-7; RC) HC 12 P. 32 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-17** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2021-02-25** Special Order to Regular Calendar of next Session day Without Objection HJ 4 P. 46
- **2021-04-09** Amendment # 2021-0307h: AA VV 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 21
- **2021-04-09** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0307h: MA DV 257-117 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 21 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Introduced 04/08/2021 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Remote Hearing: 04/27/2021, 09:30 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
- **2021-05-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/13/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-13** Sen. Daniels Moved to Remove HB 385 from the Consent Calendar; 05/13/2021; SJ 15
- **2021-05-13** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/13/2021; SJ 15 `passage`
- **2021-05-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/20/2021; SC 24A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/20/2021; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2021-06-11** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/10/2021); SJ 19
- **2021-06-11** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 21
- **2021-06-21** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/18/2021; Chapter 83; Eff: 08/17/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1d6621d-9bc6-472b-a91a-73411c2b571c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).