---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to certain programs administered by the department of health and human services."
description: "relative to certain programs administered by the department of health and human services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 127"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 127 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeb Bradley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71b3217c-b6a7-4e0f-8653-27ce11a12c24"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0886&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "74e7a18127fbfea29674a44a8cee2218c42ebbf1123ff30739abdf8ca2826252"
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 SB 127 (2023) — relative to certain programs administered by the department of health and human services.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-1457h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-1457h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Jeb Bradley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Introduced 01/19/2023 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Hearing: 02/08/2023, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 9
- **2023-02-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0574s, 02/22/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0574s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/22/2023; SJ 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-22** Committee Amendment # 2023-0574s, AA, VV; 02/22/2023; SJ 8
- **2023-03-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/16/2023; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-16** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/16/2023; SJ 10 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-21** Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29** Public Hearing: 04/12/2023 09:30 am LOB 205-207
- **2023-04-19** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/26/2023 09:30 am LOB 205-207
- **2023-04-26** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 05/03/2023 09:30 am LOB 201-203
- **2023-05-12** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1457h 05/03/2023 (Vote 15-5; RC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-12** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2023-05-18** Amendment # 2023-1457h: AA VV 05/18/2023 HJ 14 P. 39
- **2023-05-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1457h: MA VV 05/18/2023 HJ 14 P. 40 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Sen. Birdsell Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/01/2023; SJ 16
- **2023-06-21** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/15/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-06-21** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 15
- **2023-07-11** Signed by the Governor on 06/30/2023; Chapter 0145 `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-11** I. Sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, & 12 Effective 07/01/2023
- **2023-07-11** II. Sections 3, 4, 8, & 9 Effective 08/29/2023
- **2023-07-11** III. Remainder Effective 06/30/2023

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71b3217c-b6a7-4e0f-8653-27ce11a12c24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).