---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to warning labels on prescription drugs containing opiates."
description: "relative to warning labels on prescription drugs containing opiates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 359"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 359 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-12-31"
last_action: "2019-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7856b167-f977-4521-a603-18279ced788a"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0787&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "b651c63da58b800bf52ed8a0551b23ecfe8de86b9dd5783e348123a3795d2389"
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 HB 359 (2019) — relative to warning labels on prescription drugs containing opiates.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-2222s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-2222s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **22–1** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-31** Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 2 P. 46 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15** Public Hearing: 01/23/2019 10:00 am LOB 302
- **2019-01-29** Subcommittee Work Session: 02/06/2019 09:30 am LOB 104
- **2019-01-29** Executive Session: 02/06/2019 02:00 pm LOB 302
- **2019-02-21** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0344h for 03/07/2019 (Vote 12-6; RC) HC 14 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-21** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2019-03-07** Amendment # 2019-0344h: AA VV 03/07/2019 HJ 8 P. 9
- **2019-03-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0344h: MA VV 03/07/2019 HJ 8 P. 9 `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Introduced 03/14/2019 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Hearing: 03/26/2019, Room 101, LOB, 02:00 pm; SC 15
- **2019-05-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1855s, 05/23/2019; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-23** Special Order to after Executive Departments and Administration, Without Objection, MA; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
- **2019-05-23** Committee Amendment # 2019-1855s, AF, VV; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
- **2019-05-23** Without Objection, Sen. Feltes Moved the Question, MA; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
- **2019-05-23** Sen. Sherman Floor Amendment # 2019-2222s, AA, VV; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
- **2019-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2222s, RC 22Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/23/2019; SJ 17 `passage`
- **2019-06-13** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2222s (Rep. Butler): MA VV 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 2
- **2019-06-27** Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 53
- **2019-06-27** Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-07-16** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/12/2019; Chapter 210; Eff: 01/01/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7856b167-f977-4521-a603-18279ced788a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).