---
type: "Bill"
title: "reestablishing the commission to study the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders and reestablishing the commission to study grandfamilies in New Hampshire."
description: "reestablishing the commission to study the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders and reestablishing the commission to study grandfamilies in New Hampshire."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 142"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 142 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Regina Birdsell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72cbda40-0ab5-4c85-affa-834a3321271e"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0891&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "960136839079e56c938357fbaabb0eeea246ac2766bdf7b3f9e0c1ab9c1e0d68"
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 142 (2021) — reestablishing the commission to study the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders and reestablishing the commission to study grandfamilies in New Hampshire.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1612h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1612h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee Amendment 0997s — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Regina Birdsell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-05** Introduced 02/04/2021 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Remote Hearing: 02/17/2021, 09:15 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 11
- **2021-03-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0603s, 03/11/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11** Committee Amendment # 2021-0603s, RC 23Y-1N, AA; 03/11/2021; SJ 7
- **2021-03-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0603s, RC 23Y-1N, MA; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/11/2021; SJ 7 `passage`
- **2021-03-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0997s, 04/01/2021; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01** Committee Amendment # 2021-0997s, RC 24Y-0N, AA; 04/01/2021; SJ 10
- **2021-04-01** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0997s, RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/01/2021; SJ 10 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Introduced (in recess of) 04/09/2021 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 7 P. 100 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Public Hearing: 05/11/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99990261785 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-11** Executive Session: 05/20/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/94943238342
- **2021-05-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1612h (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 26 P. 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** Amendment # 2021-1612h: AA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 79
- **2021-06-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1612h: MA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 79 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Sen. Carson Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-10** President Appoints: Senators Carson, Birdsell, Prentiss; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-10** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Hill): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 16
- **2021-06-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Hill, Greene, Simon, Rouillard 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 16
- **2021-06-11** Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/14/2021, 2:00 p.m., Room 100, SH
- **2021-06-17** Conference Committee Report # 2021-1961c Filed 06/10/2021; House Amendment
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report 2021-1961c: Adopted, VV 06/24/2021
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report # 2021-1961c, Adopted, VV; 06/24/2021; SJ 20
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-03** Signed by the Governor on 07/30/2021; Chapter 0178 `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-03** I. Section 3 Effective 11/01/2022
- **2021-08-03** II. Remainder Effective 07/30/2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72cbda40-0ab5-4c85-affa-834a3321271e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).