---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to pharmacist provider status, nicotine cessation therapy, and pharmacy benefit manager requirements."
description: "relative to pharmacist provider status, nicotine cessation therapy, and pharmacy benefit manager requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 479"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 479 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gary Merchant"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-10"
last_action: "2021-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e15a251a-2ec5-4383-afe6-1512d441e43b"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0567&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "30605ad8d39078161ab1cfe5bb6ed12152049d425a1117dbe7a14d3978b7536c"
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 479 (2021) — relative to pharmacist provider status, nicotine cessation therapy, and pharmacy benefit manager requirements.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-2057e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-2057e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Gary Merchant — primary (person)
- Brodie S. Deshaies — cosponsor (person)
- Gary L. Woods — cosponsor (person)
- James Michael Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry L. Knirk — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M Prentiss — cosponsor (person)
- William M. Marsh — 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 Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 2 P. 49 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Public Hearing: 02/16/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/94563888809 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-02-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 11 `passage`
- **2021-03-04** Introduced 03/04/2021 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Remote Hearing: 03/24/2021, 09:45 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 16
- **2021-05-13** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1446s, 05/20/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 24 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20** Sen. Soucy Moved to Remove HB 479 from the Consent Calendar; 05/20/2021; SJ 16
- **2021-05-20** Committee Amendment # 2021-1446s, AA, VV; 05/20/2021; SJ 16
- **2021-05-20** Sen. Hennessey Floor Amendment # 2021-1529s, AA, VV; 05/20/2021; SJ 16
- **2021-05-20** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2021-1446s and 2021-1529s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/20/2021; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1446s and 2021-1529s (Rep. M. Pearson): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 12
- **2021-07-08** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2057e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2057e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-21** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-23** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-16** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/10/2021; Chapter 189; I. Sec. 6 Eff: 01/01/2025 II. Sec 1-4 Eff: 01/01/2022 III. Rem. Eff: 08/10/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e15a251a-2ec5-4383-afe6-1512d441e43b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).