---
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: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1318"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1318 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David J Nagel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-01"
last_action: "2026-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5efc490-73bc-4d20-b826-2902e75e19e9"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=2179&inflect=2"
source_hash: "9549e3f26cec729893b4cf6b0aab2577cc56c025f17d039bc3e43e271aebe211"
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 1318 (2026) — 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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=22975&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=31033&q=billVersion)
3. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=33950&q=billVersion)
4. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=32197&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- David J Nagel — primary (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- David C Lundgren — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Gary L Woods — cosponsor (person)
- Heath Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Miles — cosponsor (person)
- Terry W Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Trinidad Tellez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-01** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 15 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Public Hearing: 02/11/2026 10:00 am GP 158
- **2026-02-11** Executive Session: 02/18/2026 02:30 pm GP 158
- **2026-02-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/18/2026 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 9 P. 16 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 19 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-06** Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 6 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Hearing: 03/18/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 10
- **2026-04-10** Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1424s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/16/2026; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-10** Committee Amendment # 2026-1424s, AA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
- **2026-04-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1424s, 04/16/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 14A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-07** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1424s (Reps. W. MacDonald, Janigian): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12
- **2026-06-10** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14 `enrolled`
- **2026-06-10** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15
- **2026-06-24** Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 164; eff. 06/19/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5efc490-73bc-4d20-b826-2902e75e19e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).