---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to death benefits of first responders who die from suicide."
description: "relative to death benefits of first responders who die from suicide."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 91"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 91 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daryl A. Abbas"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2022-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cc92e48-4dd4-4b79-9465-4e3db110d099"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0330&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "276a098de8f50033402d011089456e8849c607a4057bf084bd1364a14cc76a71"
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 91 (2022) — relative to death benefits of first responders who die from suicide.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-1992E** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1992E&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=334&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Daryl A. Abbas — primary (person)
- Douglas R. Trottier — cosponsor (person)
- Fred G. Doucette — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy P. Lang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-04** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 2 P. 34 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** Public Hearing: 01/27/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/92995497899 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time thecommittee is initially convened.
- **2021-02-05** Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 14-4; RC) HC 12 P. 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** FLAM # 2021-0401h (Reps. Leishman, Hatch): AF RC 150-206 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 42
- **2021-02-24** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 42 `passage`
- **2021-02-24** Referred to Finance 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 42
- **2021-03-04** Division I Work Session: 03/09/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/94444579237
- **2021-03-25** Executive Session: 03/29/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/92166004660
- **2021-03-30** Retained in Committee
- **2021-08-31** Division I Work Session: 09/14/2021 01:15 pm LOB 212
- **2021-10-06** Executive Session: 10/26/2021 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2021-10-28** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 10/28/21 (Vote 21-0; RC) HC 48 P. 33 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-06** Ought to Pass: MA VV 01/06/2022 HJ 1 `passage`
- **2022-01-18** Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 2 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Hearing: 03/16/2022, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 11
- **2022-03-23** Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/31/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13
- **2022-03-31** Sen. Carson Moved to Remove HB 91 from the Consent Calendar; 03/31/2022; SJ 7
- **2022-03-31** Sen. Carson Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/31/2021; SJ 7
- **2022-03-31** Pending Motion Interim Study; 03/31/2022; SJ 7
- **2022-05-05** Sen. Carson Moved to Remove From Table, MA, VV; 05/05/2022; SJ 11
- **2022-05-05** Refer to Interim Study, MF, VV; 05/05/2022; SJ 11
- **2022-05-05** Sen. Carson Moved Ought to Pass; 05/05/2022; SJ 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-05** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/05/2022; SJ 11 `passage`
- **2022-05-19** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-1992e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/12/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-05-19** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-1992EBA: AA VV (in recess of) 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-05-27** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-05-27** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-07-13** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/08/2022; Chapter 320; I. Sec 1 & 2 eff. as provided in sec 3 II. Rem eff. 09/06/2022 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/6cc92e48-4dd4-4b79-9465-4e3db110d099`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).