---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the commission on the interdisciplinary primary care workforce; relative to multicounty grand juries; and allowing remote notarization of paper estate planning documents during the COVID-19 state of emergency."
description: "relative to the commission on the interdisciplinary primary care workforce; relative to multicounty grand juries; and allowing remote notarization of paper estate planning documents during the COVID-19 state of emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1249"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1249 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Skip Berrien"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-12-02"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9774e70-1234-4212-85fc-b2f5c29b3e21"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2531&sy=2020&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2020"
source_hash: "f1c0910dde9650db178cd5a41ef3e915184e7fe68beb32b8b9ed9e9f037d06d4"
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 1249 (2020) — relative to the commission on the interdisciplinary primary care workforce; relative to multicounty grand juries; and allowing remote notarization of paper estate planning documents during the COVID-19 state of emergency.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2020-1570s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2020&id=2020-1570s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Concur — **224–105** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Skip Berrien — primary (person)
- Edward M. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Joelle Martin — cosponsor (person)
- John Reagan — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Rice — cosponsor (person)
- Martha S. Hennessey — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-02** Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 1 P. 15 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-19** Public Hearing: 03/03/2020 10:00 am LOB 206
- **2020-02-19** Executive Session: 03/03/2020 03:00 pm LOB 206
- **2020-03-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2020-0655h for 03/11/2020 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 10 P. 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Amendment # 2020-0655h: AA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 2
- **2020-03-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2020-0655h: MA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 2 `passage`
- **2020-06-18** Introduced 06/16/2020 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-19** Remote Hearing: 06/24/2020, 08:35 am; SC 24
- **2020-06-19** ==RECESSED== Remote Hearing: 06/24/2020, 08:40 am, on proposed amendment # 2020-1550s; SC 24
- **2020-06-19** Committee members will receive secure Zoom invitations via email. SC 24
- **2020-06-19** Members of the public may attend using the following links: SC 24
- **2020-06-19** 1. To sign-in and/or speak in support or opposition, please register in advance by using this link: https://www.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QH1esiFMQNC5q9CjM5O_jA SC 24
- **2020-06-19** 2. To submit your testimony to the committee, please send all documents via email to remotesenate@leg.state.nh.us SC 24
- **2020-06-19** 3. To listen via telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): 1-301-715-8592, or 1-312-626-6799, or 1-929-205-6099, or 1-253-215-8782, or 1-346-248-7799, or 1-669-900-6833 SC 24
- **2020-06-19** 4. Or iPhone one-tap: 13126266799,,94954573376# or 19292056099,,94954573376# SC 24
- **2020-06-19** 5. Webinar ID: 949 5457 3376 SC 24
- **2020-06-19** 6. To view/listen to this hearing on YouTube, use this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBZdtrjRnQdmg-2MPMiWrA SC 24
- **2020-06-19** The following email will be monitored throughout the meeting by someone who can assist with and alert the committee to any technical issues: remotesenate@leg.state.nh.us or call (603-271-3043). SC 24
- **2020-06-24** ==RECONVENE== Remote Hearing: 06/24/2020, 09:45 am, on proposed amendment # 2020-1550s; SC 24
- **2020-06-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2020-1570s, 06/29/2020; SC 25 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-29** Committee Amendment # 2020-1570s, AA, VV; 06/29/2020; SJ 9
- **2020-06-29** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2020-1570s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/29/2020; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2020-06-30** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. Long): MA RC 224-105 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 8
- **2020-07-10** Enrolled (In recess 06/29/2020); SJ 9
- **2020-07-10** Enrolled 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 71
- **2020-07-22** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/17/2020; Chapter 17; I. Sec. 10 Eff: 06/30/2022 II. Rem. Eff: 07/17/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9774e70-1234-4212-85fc-b2f5c29b3e21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).