---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to criminal background checks and relative to insurance coverage for intrauterine insemination."
description: "relative to criminal background checks and relative to insurance coverage for intrauterine insemination."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1197"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1197 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Muns"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-01"
last_action: "2024-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ed1443d-dcf4-4a2b-a4be-7a719d335619"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2439&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "68cc78b4a14ec7a883fbd923fb02bac3ff83b7650b868094ad32d80f2239478e"
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 1197 (2024) — relative to criminal background checks and relative to insurance coverage for intrauterine insemination.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-2368e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-2368e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1526&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Chris Muns — primary (person)
- Debra Altschiller — cosponsor (person)
- Peggy Balboni — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-01** Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Public Hearing: 02/07/2024 09:30 am LOB 202-204
- **2024-02-08** Subcommittee Work Session: 02/09/2024 01:00 pm LOB 202-204
- **2024-02-14** Executive Session: 02/23/2024 09:30 am LOB 202-204
- **2024-02-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0597h 02/23/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 9 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** Amendment # 2024-0597h: AA VV 03/07/2024 HJ 7 P. 2
- **2024-03-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0597h: MA VV 03/07/2024 HJ 7 P. 2 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-13** Introduced 03/07/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-24** Hearing: 04/30/2024, Room 100, SH, 02:30 pm; SC 17
- **2024-05-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/22/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-22** Sen. Perkins Kwoka Moved to Remove HB 1197 from the Consent Calendar; 05/22/2024; SJ 14
- **2024-05-22** Special Order to the end of the calendar on 05/23/2024, Without Objection, MA; 05/22/2024; SJ 14
- **2024-05-23** Sen. Perkins Kwoka Floor Amendment # 2024-2121s, AA, VV; 05/23/2024; SJ 15
- **2024-05-23** Sen. Watters Floor Amendment # 2024-2161s, AA, VV; 05/23/2024; SJ 15
- **2024-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2024-2121s and 2024-2161s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/23/2024; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-23** Without Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate, MA; 05/23/2024; SJ 15
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Carson Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** President Appoints: Senators Bradley, Carson, Soucy; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-2121s and 2024-2161s and Requests CofC (Rep. Rhodes): MA VV 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 25
- **2024-05-30** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Roy, Hunt, Burroughs, A. Murray 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 25
- **2024-05-30** Reconsider Req CofC (Rep. Potenza): MF DV 119-230 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 26
- **2024-06-05** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/05/2024 12:00 pm LOB 202-204
- **2024-05-31** Conferee Change; Senators Birdsell, Avard, Perkins Kwoka Replace Senators Bradley Carson and Soucy; SJ 17
- **2024-06-06** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2024-2299c; 06/13/2024
- **2024-06-12** Conference Committee Report # 2024-2299c, Adopted, VV; 06/13/2024; SJ 17
- **2024-06-13** Special Order to the end of the House Bills unless otherwise ordered by the Senate, Without Objection, MA; 06/13/2024; SJ 17
- **2024-06-13** Conference Committee Report 2024-2299c: Adopted, VV 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 24
- **2024-07-18** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2368e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-07-23** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2368e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 53
- **2024-07-29** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 56
- **2024-07-29** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-08-27** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/23/2024; Chapter 366; Eff: I. Sec 2-18 20-23 eff 6/30/25 II. Sec 25 27 eff 9/1/25 III. Sec 26 eff 1/1/25 IV. Sec 28 eff 10/22/24 V. Sec 19 29 eff as prov in sec 30 VI. Rem eff 8/23/24 HJ 16 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ed1443d-dcf4-4a2b-a4be-7a719d335619`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).