---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the grounds for sexual assault and related offenses, establishing a special marriage officiant license, modifying requirements for renewal of pharmacy licenses, and relative to occupational licensure and the office of professional licensure and certification."
description: "relative to the grounds for sexual assault and related offenses, establishing a special marriage officiant license, modifying requirements for renewal of pharmacy licenses, and relative to occupational licensure and the office of professional licensure and certification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1240"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1240 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Katherine J. Prudhomme-O'Brien"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-12-02"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12d88926-aed0-4b1d-a9a5-aaf20c47e136"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2513&sy=2020&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2020"
source_hash: "5ee7a59eb8ac63560be55915fd98bb3b84a6d01e22526466e02744f983fec249"
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 1240 (2020) — relative to the grounds for sexual assault and related offenses, establishing a special marriage officiant license, modifying requirements for renewal of pharmacy licenses, and relative to occupational licensure and the office of professional licensure and certification.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2020-1627** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2020&id=2020-1627&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **23–1** (pass) · upper
- Concur — **257–68** (pass) · lower
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Katherine J. Prudhomme-O'Brien — primary (person)
- Barbara J. Griffin — cosponsor (person)
- JP Marzullo — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole Klein-Knight — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy P. Lang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-02** Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 14 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21** Public Hearing: 01/30/2020 11:00 am LOB 204
- **2020-01-30** Full Committee Work Session: 02/05/2020 10:00 am LOB 204
- **2020-02-19** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/25/2020 01:00 pm LOB 204
- **2020-02-26** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/03/2020 01:00 pm LOB 204
- **2020-02-26** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/04/2020 10:00 am LOB 204 (if necessary)
- **2020-03-05** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2020-0556h (NT) for 03/11/2020 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 10 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Amendment # 2020-0556h (NT): AA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 10
- **2020-03-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2020-0556h (NT): MA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 10 `passage`
- **2020-06-16** Introduced 06/16/2020, and Laid on Table, MA, VV; 06/16/2020; SJ 8
- **2020-06-29** Sen. Feltes Moved to Remove From Table, MA, VV; 06/29/2020; SJ 9
- **2020-06-29** Sen. Feltes Moved Ought to Pass; 06/29/2020; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-29** Sen. Hennessey Floor Amendment # 2020-1603s, AA, VV; 06/29/2020; SJ 9
- **2020-06-29** Without Objection, take up at the present time, 2/3 necessary, MA, 06/29/2020; SJ 9
- **2020-06-29** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2020-1603s, RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 06/29/2020; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2020-06-29** Sen. Bradley Moved to Reconsider the following action taken by this Body: Rescind Order to Third Reading, and Reconsider the Vote on Ought to Pass with Amendment, MA, VV; 06/29/2020; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-29** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2020-1603s, RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 06/29/2020; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2020-06-30** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. Cushing): MA RC 257-68 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 22
- **2020-07-10** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2020-1627e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/29/2020); SJ 9
- **2020-07-10** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2020-1627: AA VV 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 72
- **2020-07-14** Enrolled 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 73
- **2020-07-14** Enrolled (In recess 06/29/2020); SJ 9
- **2020-07-22** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/20/2020; Chapter 25; I. Sec. 1/2 & 5 Eff: 01/01/2021 II. Sec. 6 & 11 Eff: 09/18/2020 III. Sec. 3/4/12 & 13 Eff: as prov. in Sec. 14 IV. Rem. Eff: 7/20/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12d88926-aed0-4b1d-a9a5-aaf20c47e136`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).