---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to hypodermic syringes and needles containing residual amounts of controlled drugs and authorizing the operation of syringe service programs in New Hampshire."
description: "relative to hypodermic syringes and needles containing residual amounts of controlled drugs and authorizing the operation of syringe service programs in New Hampshire."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 234"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 234 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4e29e2a-a827-4877-9ae0-f540f366c365"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0123&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "5a42105b50df2189ab4e53177c6a2a73aa1e4cb5fa53f74a1a11a27047b738e5"
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 234 (2017) — relative to hypodermic syringes and needles containing residual amounts of controlled drugs and authorizing the operation of syringe service programs in New Hampshire.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1888e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1888e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass with Amendment — **20–2** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-01** Introduced 01/19/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 02/09/2017, Room 101, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 9
- **2017-02-09** Hearing: 02/14/2017, Room 101, LOB, 02:00 pm; SC 10
- **2017-03-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0789s, 03/16/2017; SC 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-16** Special Order SB 234 to After the Next Recess, Without Objection, MA; 03/16/2017; SJ 9
- **2017-03-16** Committee Amendment # 2017-0789s, AA, VV; 03/16/2017; SJ 9
- **2017-03-16** Sen. Bradley Offered Floor Amendment # 2017-0907s; 03/16/2017; SJ 9
- **2017-03-16** Sen. Bradley Withdraws Floor Amendment # 2017-0907s; 03/16/2017; SJ 9
- **2017-03-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-0789s, RC 20Y-2N, MA; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/16/2017; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2017-03-21** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/23/2017; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-23** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2017-1064s, AA, VV; 03/23/2017; SJ 10
- **2017-03-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1064s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/23/2017; SJ 10 `passage`
- **2017-03-29** Introduced 03/23/2017 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 26 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-04** Public Hearing: 04/11/2017 10:15 AM LOB 205
- **2017-04-19** Executive Session: 04/25/2017 09:30 AM LOB 205
- **2017-04-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1376h for 05/04/2017 (Vote 21-0; CC) HC 22 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-04** Amendment # 2017-1376h: AA VV 05/04/2017 HJ 15 P. 5
- **2017-05-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1376h: MA VV 05/04/2017 HJ 15 P. 5 `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Sen. Bradley Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/11/2017; SJ 16
- **2017-05-24** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-1888e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/18/2017); SJ 18
- **2017-05-24** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-1888e: AA VV 05/18/2017 HJ 16 P. 9
- **2017-06-01** Enrolled (In recess 05/31/2017); SJ 19
- **2017-06-01** Enrolled 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 127
- **2017-06-19** Signed by the Governor on 06/16/2017; Chapter 0117; Effective 06/16/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4e29e2a-a827-4877-9ae0-f540f366c365`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).