---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing a committee to study the scope and role of veterinary technicians."
description: "Establishing a committee to study the scope and role of veterinary technicians."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 545"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 545 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Suzanne M. Prentiss"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-14"
last_action: "2024-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8acd3f8-8e1f-4376-8ad9-a8cdaadfeb0b"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3080&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "d8dd7da6d2f142d75e1c7a79e0df5ffc962195949a134945fae8f4f3885fdf42"
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 545 (2024) — Establishing a committee to study the scope and role of veterinary technicians.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-1492h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-1492h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2171&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Suzanne M. Prentiss — primary (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- Corinne Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Donovan Fenton — cosponsor (person)
- Jared Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca G. Whitley — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-14** To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Hearing: 02/13/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 7
- **2024-03-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-1101s, 03/21/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Committee Amendment # 2024-1101s, AA, VV; 03/21/2024; SJ 7
- **2024-03-21** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1101s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/21/2024; SJ 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-02** Introduced (in recess of) 03/28/2024 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 10 P. 228 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-05** Public Hearing: 04/16/2024 01:30 pm LOB 301-303
- **2024-04-18** Executive Session: 04/16/2024 01:30 pm LOB 301-303
- **2024-04-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1492h 04/16/2024 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 17 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Amendment # 2024-1492h: AA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 11
- **2024-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1492h: MA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Avard Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-07-11** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 51
- **2024-07-30** Signed by the Governor on 07/26/2024; Chapter 0304; Effective 07/26/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8acd3f8-8e1f-4376-8ad9-a8cdaadfeb0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).