---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to access to fertility care."
description: "relative to access to fertility care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 279"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 279 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd5decd2-d79b-44cf-b3c9-9b8727372baa"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0868&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "5ebc86eeb6ff68f27c3367765d6868c440d4040e69ea3a07608feaa91f31d74d"
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 279 (2019) — relative to access to fertility care.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-2101h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-2101h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Adopt CofC Report — **209–141** (pass) · lower
- OTPA — **210–147** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** Hearing: 02/07/2019, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 9
- **2019-03-06** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0835s, 03/14/2019; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-14** Committee Amendment # 2019-0835s, AA, VV; 03/14/2019; SJ 8
- **2019-03-14** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0835s, 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: 04/23/2019 10:15 am LOB 302
- **2019-04-17** Full Committee Work Session: 04/25/2019 09:30 am LOB 302
- **2019-04-17** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/25/2019 01:30 pm 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
- **2019-05-30** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2101h for 06/05/2019 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 27 P. 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-30** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2240h (NT) HC 27
- **2019-06-05** Amendment # 2019-2101h: AA DV 206-151 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 52
- **2019-06-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2101h: MA RC 210-147 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 52 `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Sen. Cavanaugh Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
- **2019-06-12** President Appoints: Senators Cavanaugh, Morgan, Morse; (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. 46
- **2019-06-13** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Butler, Bartlett, Van Houten, Weston 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 46
- **2019-06-19** Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/19/2019, 09:30 am, Room 101, LOB
- **2019-06-17** Conferee Change: Rep. McBeath Replaces Rep. Bartlett 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 20
- **2019-06-20** Conference Committee Report # 2019-2602c Filed 06/13/2019; As Amended by the House
- **2019-06-27** Conference Committee Report 2602c: Adopted, RC 209-141 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 21
- **2019-06-27** Conference Committee Report # 2019-2602c, Adopted, VV; 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
- **2019-08-05** Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2019; Chapter 307; Effective 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/cd5decd2-d79b-44cf-b3c9-9b8727372baa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).