---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to laboratory testing."
description: "relative to laboratory testing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 381"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 381 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jess C. Edwards"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-10"
last_action: "2022-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1768dd2-89ef-43f9-a098-3a5366586d3b"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0503&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "5c6b9582dfbe03e4b859eb337bbf9172941bc0a3d521961924b3eceb342dd715"
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 381 (2022) — relative to laboratory testing.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-2159s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2021-2159s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=507&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **13–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jess C. Edwards — primary (person)
- Brodie S. Deshaies — cosponsor (person)
- William M. Marsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-10** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 2 P. 45 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Public Hearing: 03/02/2021 10:45 am Members of the public may attend using the following links:1. To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99282187833 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-11** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 14-7; RC) HC 18 P. 49 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2021-04-08** Ought to Pass: MA RC 264-89 04/08/2021 HJ 6 P. 84 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Introduced 04/08/2021 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Remote Hearing: 04/21/2021, 09:30 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
- **2021-05-13** Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/20/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 24
- **2021-05-20** Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/20/2021; SJ 16
- **2021-12-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-2159s, 01/05/2022; SC 49 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-2159s, RC 13Y-11N, MA; OT3rdg; 01/05/2022; SJ 1 `passage`
- **2022-01-05** Committee Amendment # 2021-2159s, AA, VV; 01/05/2022; SJ 1
- **2022-05-13** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. M. Pearson): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-06-14** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-14** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-28** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/24/2022; Chapter 249; eff. 01/01/2023 HJ 14 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1768dd2-89ef-43f9-a098-3a5366586d3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).