---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a committee to study the safety of residents and employees in long-term care facilities, relative to cost controls in long-term care, and relative to the reimbursement of costs of training nursing assistants."
description: "establishing a committee to study the safety of residents and employees in long-term care facilities, relative to cost controls in long-term care, and relative to the reimbursement of costs of training nursing assistants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 578"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 578 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2020-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/255dda0e-68ab-4a10-b1cb-a080b1f247ac"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0577&sy=2020&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2020"
source_hash: "4bd473a36f2cf7719754d090dcb448df5166bcaf6496e33c48c7c1cf9b0b5462"
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 578 (2020) — establishing a committee to study the safety of residents and employees in long-term care facilities, relative to cost controls in long-term care, and relative to the reimbursement of costs of training nursing assistants.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2020-1531s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2020&id=2020-1531s&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 3 P. 20 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-16** Public Hearing: 01/24/2019 10:00 am LOB 205
- **2019-01-30** Division II Subcommittee Work Session: 02/05/2019 10:00 am LOB 205
- **2019-01-30** Executive Session: 02/05/2019 01:00 pm LOB 205
- **2019-02-06** Retained in Committee
- **2019-10-03** Subcommittee Work Session: 10/17/2019 10:00 am LOB 205
- **2019-10-22** Subcommittee Work Session: 10/31/2019 10:00 am LOB 205
- **2019-10-22** Executive Session: 11/06/2019 10:00 am LOB 205
- **2019-11-13** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2826h (Vote 21-0; CC) HC 50 P. 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-01-08** Amendment # 2019-2826h: AA VV 01/08/2020 HJ 1 P. 48
- **2020-01-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2826h: MA VV 01/08/2020 HJ 1 P. 48 `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Introduced 03/11/2020 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-05-29** Remote Hearing: 06/02/2020, 08:30 am; SC 21
- **2020-05-29** Remote Hearing: 06/02/2020, 08:35 am, on proposed amendment # 2020-1277s; SC 21
- **2020-05-29** Committee members will receive secure Zoom invitations via email. SC 21
- **2020-05-29** Members of the public may attend using the following links: SC 21
- **2020-05-29** 1. To sign-in and/or speak in support or opposition to the bill, please register in advance by using this link: https://www.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN O3jklOmFTaCH-v4pwOEJEw SC 21
- **2020-05-29** 2. To submit your testimony to the committee, please send all documents via email to remotesenate@leg.state.nh.us SC 21
- **2020-05-29** 3. To listen via telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): 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 21
- **2020-05-29** (Correction to the OneTap dial in numbers) 4. Or iPhone one-tap: 19292056099,,97159457302# or 13017158592,,97159457302# SC 21A
- **2020-05-29** 5. Webinar ID: 971 5945 7302 SC 21
- **2020-05-29** 6. To view/listen to this hearing on YouTube, use this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBZdtrjRnQdmg-2MPMiWrA SC 21
- **2020-05-29** 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 21
- **2020-06-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2020-1290s, 06/16/2020; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** Committee Amendment # 2020-1290s, AA, VV; 06/16/2020; SJ 8
- **2020-06-16** Sen. Sherman Floor Amendment # 2020-1531s, AA, VV; 06/16/2020; SJ 8
- **2020-06-16** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2020-1290s and 2020-1531s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/16/2020; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2020-06-30** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. Weber): MA DV 282-43 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 40
- **2020-07-10** Enrolled (In recess 06/29/2020); SJ 9
- **2020-07-10** Enrolled 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 71
- **2020-07-28** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/24/2020; Chapter 32; I. Sec. 6-8 Eff: 01/01/2021 II. Sec 9-11 Eff: 9/22/2020 III. Rem. Eff: 07/24/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/255dda0e-68ab-4a10-b1cb-a080b1f247ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).