---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to newborn screening for cytomegalovirus."
description: "relative to newborn screening for cytomegalovirus."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 355"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 355 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel E. Innis"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-11"
last_action: "2024-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cef4d10d-b4a1-47c8-9b77-ab79e05febd7"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2852&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "6d24aceec4490a0bfbd4ba255fbfb9aae3882355c481647f8c4b59b487e748a3"
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 355 (2024) — relative to newborn screening for cytomegalovirus.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-1983h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-1983h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1943&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Daniel E. Innis — primary (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M. Carson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-11** To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-18** Hearing: 01/24/2024, Room 101, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 4
- **2024-02-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0565s, 02/15/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-15** Committee Amendment # 2024-0565s, AA, VV; 02/15/2024; SJ 4
- **2024-02-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0565s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/15/2024; SJ 4 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-02-29** Introduced (in recess of) 02/22/2024 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 6 P. 138 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27** ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 04/03/2024 09:30 am LOB 203
- **2024-04-02** Public Hearing: 04/10/2024 09:30 am LOB 203
- **2024-04-12** Executive Session: 04/17/2024 03:00 pm LOB 206-208
- **2024-04-25** Committee Report: Without Recommendation 04/24/2024 (Vote 10-10; RC) HC 17 P. 21
- **2024-05-02** Referred to Finance 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 54 `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-02** FLAM # 2024-1720h (Rep. Layon): AA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 53
- **2024-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1720h: MA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 53 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-02** Division III Work Session: 05/07/2024 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2024-05-02** Division III Work Session: 05/10/2024 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2024-05-08** Executive Session: 05/14/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-05-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1983h 05/15/2024 (Vote 25-0; RC) HC 20 P. 18 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-23** Amendment # 2024-1983h: AA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 65
- **2024-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1983h: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 65 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Birdsell Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **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 the Governor on 07/26/2024; Chapter 0282; Effective 01/01/2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cef4d10d-b4a1-47c8-9b77-ab79e05febd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).