---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the controlled drug prescription health and safety program."
description: "relative to the controlled drug prescription health and safety program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 45"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 45 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob J. Giuda"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7326ff9-71b3-4639-bc3e-ffb01a0afa91"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0834&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "b507f61243e582cf1bfea83506ae490f85cf4cb1b16b8eab4e9e38d6c8922c91"
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 45 (2021) — relative to the controlled drug prescription health and safety program.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1253h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1253h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Committee Amendment 0167s — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bob J. Giuda — primary (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Merchant — cosponsor (person)
- Mark A. Pearson — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M Prentiss — cosponsor (person)
- William M. Marsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-14** Remote Hearing: 01/20/2021, 01:15 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 7
- **2021-01-29** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0167s, 02/11/2021; SC 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-11** Committee Amendment # 2021-0167s, RC 24Y-0N, AA; 02/11/2021; SJ 4
- **2021-02-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0167s, RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/11/2021; SJ 4 `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 4 P. 48 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Public Hearing: 04/13/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/94103091494 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-05** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1253h (Vote 21-0; CC) HC 26 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** Amendment # 2021-1253h: AA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 70
- **2021-06-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1253h: MA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 70 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Sen. Bradley Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-26** Signed by the Governor on 07/23/2021; Chapter 0148 `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-26** I. Sections 1-10 Effective as provided in Section 11
- **2021-07-26** II. Remainder Effective 07/23/2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7326ff9-71b3-4639-bc3e-ffb01a0afa91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).