---
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: "2019"
identifier: "SB 120"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 120 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2608b4a-bfe2-4890-8e64-b4fcf243386e"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0885&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "8e9fd5f65234203bee0a5881c957dd4790ad8e4a5f8f5ea715b1a77ad78e07c7"
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 120 (2019) — 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 #2019-2644e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-2644e&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-08** Hearing: 03/12/2019, Room 101, LOB, 02:45 pm; SC 13
- **2019-03-20** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1170s, 03/27/2019; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Special Order to the beginning of the regular calendar, Without Objection, MA; 03/27/2019; SJ 10
- **2019-03-27** Committee Amendment # 2019-1170s, AA, VV; 03/27/2019; SJ 10
- **2019-03-27** Sen. Sherman Floor Amendment # 2019-1304s, AA, VV; 03/27/2019; SJ 10
- **2019-03-27** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2019-1170s and 2019-1304s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2019; SJ 10 `passage`
- **2019-04-01** Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 73 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Public Hearing: 04/10/2019 01:30 pm LOB 205
- **2019-04-10** Division II Subcommittee Work Session: 04/16/2019 10:00 am LOB 205
- **2019-04-10** Division II Subcommittee Work Session: 04/17/2019 01:00 pm LOB 205
- **2019-04-10** Executive Session: 04/18/2019 10:00 am LOB 205
- **2019-04-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1528h for 05/02/2019 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 22 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-02** Amendment # 2019-1528h: AA VV 05/02/2019 HJ 14 P. 5
- **2019-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1528h: MA VV 05/02/2019 HJ 14 P. 5 `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Referred to Executive Departments and Administration 05/02/2019 HJ 14 P. 5
- **2019-05-08** Public Hearing: 05/14/2019 10:30 am LOB 306
- **2019-05-21** Executive Session: 05/28/2019 10:30 am LOB 306
- **2019-05-29** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2284h for 06/05/2019 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 27 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-05** Amendment # 2019-2284h: AA VV 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 17
- **2019-06-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2284h: MA VV 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 17 `passage`
- **2019-06-13** Sen. Sherman Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/13/2019; SJ 20
- **2019-07-02** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2644e: AA VV 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 53
- **2019-07-02** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2644e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-07-10** Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-07-12** Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 56
- **2019-07-30** Signed by the Governor on 07/29/2019; Chapter 303; Effective 09/27/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2608b4a-bfe2-4890-8e64-b4fcf243386e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).