---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to registration of pharmacy benefit managers, and reestablishing the commission to study greater transparency in pharmaceutical costs and drug rebate programs."
description: "relative to registration of pharmacy benefit managers, and reestablishing the commission to study greater transparency in pharmaceutical costs and drug rebate programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 226"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 226 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna M. Soucy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abce3647-3eb3-4980-8d0c-b7fe6132bd6b"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=1095&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "838721a18bc65db627a815186d723454af6f8eb24ac65f58c0d65f96f679c201"
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 226 (2019) — relative to registration of pharmacy benefit managers, and reestablishing the commission to study greater transparency in pharmaceutical costs and drug rebate programs.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-2669e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-2669e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Adopt CofC Report — **208–143** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donna M. Soucy — primary (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- Martha S. Hennessey — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie Levesque — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-23** Hearing: 01/30/2019, Room 101, LOB, 10:30 am; SC 8
- **2019-03-06** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0871s, 03/14/2019; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-14** Committee Amendment # 2019-0871s, AA, VV; 03/14/2019; SJ 8
- **2019-03-14** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0871s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/14/2019; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 11 P. 71 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Public Hearing: 04/24/2019 10:30 am LOB 302
- **2019-04-24** Full Committee Work Session: 05/02/2019 09:00 am LOB 302
- **2019-05-08** Full Committee Work Session: 05/16/2019 09:30 am LOB 302
- **2019-05-08** Executive Session: 05/21/2019 11:00 am LOB 302
- **2019-05-29** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2128h for 06/05/2019 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 27 P. 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-29** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2019-06-05** Amendment # 2019-2128h: AA VV 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 35
- **2019-06-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2128h: MA VV 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 35 `passage`
- **2019-06-13** Sen. Carson Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
- **2019-06-13** President Appoints: Senators Soucy, Morgan, French; (In Recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
- **2019-06-13** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Butler): MA VV 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 45
- **2019-06-13** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Butler, Hunt, Abel, Indruk 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 45
- **2019-06-13** Conferee Change; Senator Chandley Replaces Senator Morgan; SJ 20
- **2019-06-13** Conferee Change; Senator Reagan Replaces Senator French; SJ 20
- **2019-06-19** Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/19/2019, 11:30 am, Room 103, SH
- **2019-06-20** Conference Committee Report # 2019-2610c Filed 06/13/2019; House Amendment + New Amendment
- **2019-06-27** Conference Committee Report 2610c: Adopted, RC 208-143 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 15
- **2019-06-27** Conference Committee Report # 2019-2610c, Adopted, VV; 06/27/2019; SJ 21
- **2019-07-09** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2669e: AA VV 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 56
- **2019-07-10** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2669e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-07-12** Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-07-12** Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 56
- **2019-08-13** Signed by the Governor on 08/12/2019; Chapter 320 `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-13** I. Sections 1-4 Effective 01/01/2020
- **2019-08-13** II. Section 6 Effective 11/01/2020
- **2019-08-13** III. Section 7 Effective 06/30/2020
- **2019-08-13** IV. Section 9 of this act shall take effect as provided in Section 10
- **2019-08-13** V. Remainder Effective 08/12/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/abce3647-3eb3-4980-8d0c-b7fe6132bd6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).