---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the regulation of pharmacists-in-charge and pharmacies."
description: "relative to the regulation of pharmacists-in-charge and pharmacies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 426"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 426 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Rochefort"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86ed156c-56e5-4158-a136-6dd1abdf4050"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0315&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "b143e86630dc52c976eaffca1197eb2a7618710303aeaeb6e8720c579902cbc1"
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 426 (2023) — relative to the regulation of pharmacists-in-charge and pharmacies.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-2186e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2186e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- David Rochefort — primary (person)
- Carol M. McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Merchant — cosponsor (person)
- Katy Peternel — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew J. Simon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 3 P. 15 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11** Public Hearing: 01/18/2023 01:45 pm LOB 302-304
- **2023-02-23** Executive Session: 03/08/2023 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
- **2023-02-23** Subcommittee Work Session: 03/08/2023 10:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2023-03-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/08/2023 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 16 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-22** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-24** Introduced 03/23/2023 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** Hearing: 04/12/2023, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 16
- **2023-04-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/11/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-11** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/11/2023; SJ 14 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-21** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2186e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/15/2023); SJ 20 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-21** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2186e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/15/2023
- **2023-06-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 16
- **2023-06-28** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/15/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-08-01** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/28/2023; Chapter 152; eff: 09/26/2023 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/86ed156c-56e5-4158-a136-6dd1abdf4050`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).