---
type: "Bill"
title: "making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to support recreational activities for individuals with developmental disabilities and relative to the uncompensated care and Medicaid fund."
description: "making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to support recreational activities for individuals with developmental disabilities and relative to the uncompensated care and Medicaid fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1593"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1593 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jerry M. Stringham"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-12-15"
last_action: "2024-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1eadac8-c4dc-4e5c-af95-4e25e3497d69"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2282&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "35c085b371a73fda6df8205fc1f16a3230a08f08c65037cce2efe7928d4120ef"
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 1593 (2024) — making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to support recreational activities for individuals with developmental disabilities and relative to the uncompensated care and Medicaid fund.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-2152s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-2152s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1369&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jerry M. Stringham — primary (person)
- Jess Edwards — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-15** Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 26 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-05** Public Hearing: 01/10/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-01-05** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/18/2024 11:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2024-02-07** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/14/2024 09:30 am LOB 210-211
- **2024-02-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0709h 02/14/2024 (Vote RC; ) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** Referred to Finance 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 112 `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22** Amendment # 2024-0709h: AA VV 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 112
- **2024-02-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0709h: MA VV 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 112 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-02-28** Division Work Session: 03/06/2024 02:30 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-03-07** Division Work Session: 03/11/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-03-12** Division Work Session: 03/18/2024 02:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-03-12** Division Work Session: 03/22/2024 12:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-03-21** Executive Session: 03/26/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-03-29** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1161h 03/27/2024 (Vote 23-1; RC) HC 14 P. 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-11** Amendment # 2024-1161h: AA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 56
- **2024-04-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1161h: MA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 57 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-16** Introduced 04/11/2024 and Referred to Finance; SJ 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-23** Hearing: 04/30/2024, Room 103, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 17
- **2024-05-09** Hearing: 05/14/2024, Room 103, SH, 01:35 pm, on proposed non-germane amendment # 2024-1885s; SC 19
- **2024-05-21** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-2117s, 05/22/2024, Vote 7-0; SC 20A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-22** Special Order to 05/23/2024, Without Objection, MA; 05/22/2024 SJ 14
- **2024-05-23** Committee Amendment # 2024-2117s, AA, VV; 05/23/2024; SJ 15
- **2024-05-23** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2024-2152s, AA, VV; 05/23/2024; SJ 15
- **2024-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2024-2117s, and 2024-2152s, RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/23/2024; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-29** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-2117s and 2024-2152s and Requests CofC (Reps. Layon, Palmer, Edwards, Stringham): MA VV 05/29/2024 HJ 14
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Gray Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** President Appoints: Senators Bradley, Gray, Rosenwald; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** Conferee Change: Rep. S.Smith Becomes Chair 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 33
- **2024-06-06** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/06/2024 10:00 am LOB 206-208
- **2024-06-06** Conference Committee Report; Not Signed Off; SJ 17 `executive-signature`
- **2024-06-07** Conference Committee Report; not signed Off; HJ 15

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1eadac8-c4dc-4e5c-af95-4e25e3497d69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).