---
type: "Bill"
title: "removing fentanyl and xylazine testing equipment from the definition of drug paraphernalia in the controlled drug act."
description: "removing fentanyl and xylazine testing equipment from the definition of drug paraphernalia in the controlled drug act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 287"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 287 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jodi K Newell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f09000f1-9ed9-4b21-99ed-20d94dcf19b4"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0541&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "a2e25c2bc6df44c771a5f39fe1df09ce505d5317964aa899cb603dfad0392fa9"
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 287 (2023) — removing fentanyl and xylazine testing equipment from the definition of drug paraphernalia in the controlled drug act.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-2060s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2060s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Jodi K Newell — primary (person)
- Christine Seibert — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Popovici-Muller — cosponsor (person)
- Ellen D. Read — cosponsor (person)
- Jonah O Wheeler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11** Public Hearing: 01/18/2023 12:15 pm LOB 202-204
- **2023-01-24** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 02/03/2023 09:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-03-01** Full Committee Work Session: 03/10/2023 09:00 am LOB202-204
- **2023-03-10** Executive Session: 03/10/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-03-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/10/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 16 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-22** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-24** Introduced 03/23/2023 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Hearing: 05/02/2023, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 20
- **2023-05-31** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-2060s, 06/01/2023; SC 24A `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Committee Amendment # 2023-2060s, AA, VV; 06/01/2023; SJ 16
- **2023-06-01** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-2060s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/01/2023; SJ 16 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-2060s (Rep. Roy): MA VV 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 2
- **2023-07-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-07-19** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
- **2023-08-09** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/04/2023; Chapter 186; eff: 10/03/2023 HJ 17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f09000f1-9ed9-4b21-99ed-20d94dcf19b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).