---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to criminal history background checks for certain health care workers."
description: "relative to criminal history background checks for certain health care workers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 152"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 152 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98b77c67-433d-4136-a0a3-60259f39c007"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0860&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "9ac69858a70cd858a4e2b444b939e0e05716988df84e6f586f9040dcb8bcccde"
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 152 (2017) — relative to criminal history background checks for certain health care workers.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1283h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1283h&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Introduced 01/19/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26** Hearing: 02/02/2017, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 8
- **2017-03-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0797s, 03/16/2017; SC 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-16** Committee Amendment # 2017-0797s, AA, VV; 03/19/2017; SJ 9
- **2017-03-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-0797s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/19/2017; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2017-03-21** Introduced 03/09/2017 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 10 P. 77 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** Public Hearing: 03/28/2017 10:00 AM LOB 205
- **2017-03-29** Executive Session: 04/04/2017 10:30 AM LOB 205
- **2017-04-05** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1283h for 04/20/2017 (Vote 18-1; CC) HC 20 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Amendment # 2017-1283h: AA VV 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 6
- **2017-04-20** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1283h: MA VV 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 6 `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Referred to Executive Departments and Administration 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 6
- **2017-04-25** Public Hearing: 05/02/2017 10:00 AM LOB 306
- **2017-05-02** Subcommittee Work Session: 05/03/2017 09:30 AM LOB 306
- **2017-05-09** Executive Session: 05/16/2017 10:30 AM LOB 306
- **2017-05-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 06/01/2017 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 26 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-01** Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 18 `passage`
- **2017-06-08** Sen. Bradley Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-22** Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 23
- **2017-06-22** Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-07-06** Signed by the Governor on 07/05/2017; Chapter 0202 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-06** I. Section 3 and 4 Effective 06/30/2019
- **2017-07-06** II. Remainder Effective 09/03/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98b77c67-433d-4136-a0a3-60259f39c007`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).