---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to live medical testimony in courts."
description: "relative to live medical testimony in courts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 296"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 296 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martha S. Hennessey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ceb671e8-dd2b-4ca4-9621-26706b65d86d"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=1075&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "842b70a05699bf0c72dc5de04044ee833b34e12eac2f66e634cf072dc08a1e16"
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 296 (2019) — relative to live medical testimony in courts.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-1572h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-1572h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **16–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Martha S. Hennessey — primary (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- James C. Webb — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Hearing: 02/12/2019, Room 100, SH, 09:40 am; SC 10
- **2019-02-21** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0649s, 03/07/2019; SC 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-07** Without Objection, Sen. Morse Moved the Question, MA; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
- **2019-03-07** Committee Amendment # 2019-0649s, AA, VV; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
- **2019-03-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0649s, RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/07/2019; SJ 7 `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Judiciary HJ 11 P. 71 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Public Hearing: 04/17/2019 11:15 am LOB 208
- **2019-04-23** Executive Session: 04/30/2019 10:00 am LOB 208
- **2019-05-06** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1572h for 05/23/2019 (Vote 18-2; RC) HC 25 P. 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-23** Amendment # 2019-1572h: AA VV 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 40
- **2019-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1572h: MA VV 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 40 `passage`
- **2019-06-13** Sen. Hennessey Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/13/2019; SJ 20
- **2019-06-28** Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-06-28** Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 53
- **2019-07-24** Signed by the Governor on 07/19/2019; Chapter 288; 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/ceb671e8-dd2b-4ca4-9621-26706b65d86d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).