---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to receipt of pharmaceutical rebates by insurers and pharmacy benefits managers."
description: "relative to receipt of pharmaceutical rebates by insurers and pharmacy benefits managers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 555"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 555 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin A. Avard"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-12-14"
last_action: "2024-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be4b45e4-da9c-4495-925b-bbfec83c15a6"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2870&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "b3554fb12162848622747a59ac48fdc7ee6581887b8c8e32d58ff3b084f2e88b"
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 555 (2024) — relative to receipt of pharmaceutical rebates by insurers and pharmacy benefits managers.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-1794h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-1794h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1961&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass — **19–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin A. Avard — primary (person)
- Bill M. Gannon — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie L. Gendreau — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Pauer — cosponsor (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Donovan Fenton — cosponsor (person)
- Howard Pearl — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen C. Mooney — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M. Carson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-14** To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** ==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 02/14/2024, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; ; SC 7
- **2024-02-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0832s, 03/07/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** Committee Amendment # 2024-0832s, AA, VV; 03/07/2024; SJ 6
- **2024-03-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0832s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/07/2024; SJ 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-13** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/21/2024, Vote 5-2; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Sen. Rosenwald Floor Amendment # 2024-0967s, AF, VV; 03/21/2024; SJ 7
- **2024-03-21** Ought to Pass: RC 19Y-4N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/21/2024; SJ 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-02** Introduced (in recess of) 03/28/2024 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 10 P. 228 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-09** Public Hearing: 04/30/2024 10:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2024-05-01** Work Session: 05/07/2024 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
- **2024-05-08** Executive Session: 05/15/2024 10:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2024-05-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1794h 05/15/2024 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 20 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-23** Amendment # 2024-1794h: AA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 7
- **2024-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1794h: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Birdsell Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** President Appoints: Senators Birdsell, Avard, Prentiss; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Hunt): MA VV 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 29
- **2024-05-30** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Hunt, Burroughs, Spier, Ammon 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 29
- **2024-06-03** ==RECESSED== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/03/2024, 02:30 pm, Room 100, SH
- **2024-06-04** ==RECESSED== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/04/2024, 09:30 am, Room 100, SH
- **2024-06-04** ==RECONVENE== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/04/2024, 12:30 pm, Room 100, SH
- **2024-06-06** Conference Committee Report # 2024-2239c Filed 06/06/2024; House Amendment + New Amendment HJ 15
- **2024-06-12** Conference Committee Report # 2024-2239c, Adopted, VV; 06/13/2024; SJ 17
- **2024-06-13** Conference Committee Report 2024-2239c: Adopted, VV 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 15
- **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 0305; Effective 06/30/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be4b45e4-da9c-4495-925b-bbfec83c15a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).