---
type: "Bill"
title: "renewing the committee to study non-pharmacological treatment options for patients with chronic pain."
description: "renewing the committee to study non-pharmacological treatment options for patients with chronic pain."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1712"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1712 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David J Nagel"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-02-15"
last_action: "2024-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e857bc59-6e35-4eb4-a27e-885113bc4557"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3164&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "9d3170b739e83dda329ec8818eeb6bc0975459eb30ed3046500117e40ce09a2e"
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 1712 (2024) — renewing the committee to study non-pharmacological treatment options for patients with chronic pain.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-2342e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-2342e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2263&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- David J Nagel — primary (person)
- David C. Lundgren — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Merchant — cosponsor (person)
- Karen E Calabro — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon E. Chandley — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-15** Introduced (in recess of) 02/08/2024 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 4 P. 47 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** Late Drafting and Introduction Approved by House by the Necessary 2/3 MA 02/08/2024 HJ 4 P. 47
- **2024-02-28** Public Hearing: 03/06/2024 09:30 am LOB 203
- **2024-02-28** Executive Session: 03/06/2024 10:00 am LOB 203
- **2024-03-12** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/06/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/21/2024 HJ 9 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-26** Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 8 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-18** ==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 04/24/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 16
- **2024-05-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-1732s, 05/16/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-09** Committee Amendment # 2024-1732s, AA, VV; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
- **2024-05-09** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1732s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2024; SJ 12 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-31** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-1732s (Rep. W. MacDonald): MA VV 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 21
- **2024-07-03** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2342e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-07-03** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2342e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 48
- **2024-07-11** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 51
- **2024-07-30** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/26/2024; Chapter 274; eff. 07/26/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e857bc59-6e35-4eb4-a27e-885113bc4557`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).