---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a committee to study and compare federal Occupational Safety and Health Act standards with the safety and health standards the New Hampshire department of labor uses for public sector employees."
description: "establishing a committee to study and compare federal Occupational Safety and Health Act standards with the safety and health standards the New Hampshire department of labor uses for public sector employees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 448"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 448 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian M. Sullivan"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-10"
last_action: "2021-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db4275d0-3c66-4407-8e4d-d208bf808ebd"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0687&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "81cfc1daa06864de1c3b38db2dd240ab962e5fc59a29791ea18c4e35fd8772e7"
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 448 (2021) — establishing a committee to study and compare federal Occupational Safety and Health Act standards with the safety and health standards the New Hampshire department of labor uses for public sector employees.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1298s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1298s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Brian M. Sullivan — primary (person)
- David A. Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Dianne E. Schuett — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey P. Goley — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin J. Cavanaugh — cosponsor (person)
- Kristina M. Schultz — cosponsor (person)
- Mark A. Pearson — cosponsor (person)
- Mel Myler — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick T. Long — cosponsor (person)
- Troy E. Merner — 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. 48 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** Public Hearing: 01/28/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/96195399441 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-02-03** Executive Session: 02/11/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/98476278055
- **2021-02-17** Committee Report: Without Recommendation (Vote ; RC) HC 12 P. 32
- **2021-02-25** Special Order to Regular Calendar of next Session day Without Objection HJ 4 P. 46
- **2021-04-09** Ought to Pass: MA DV 201-166 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 22 `passage`
- **2021-04-09** Reconsider (Rep. T. Smith): MF DV 143-230 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 22
- **2021-04-13** Introduced 04/08/2021 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Remote Hearing: 04/27/2021, 09:45 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
- **2021-05-06** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1298s, 05/13/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-13** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1298s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/13/2021; SJ 15 `passage`
- **2021-05-13** Committee Amendment # 2021-1298s, AA, VV; 05/13/2021; SJ 15
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1298s (Rep. Infantine): MA DV 355-4 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 12
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-17** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/17/2021; Chapter 216; 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/db4275d0-3c66-4407-8e4d-d208bf808ebd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).