---
type: "Bill"
title: "removing veterinarians from the requirements of adopting rules for prescribing opioids and querying the controlled drug prescription health and safety program."
description: "removing veterinarians from the requirements of adopting rules for prescribing opioids and querying the controlled drug prescription health and safety program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 291"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 291 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-06"
last_action: "2017-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/184332ca-f200-4626-928b-eaa36c56fec0"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0178&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "b4a75d911c6d4f289d9ca8fa5a03cccabd72d474d5b192b16a7b29d8cbed2768"
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 291 (2017) — removing veterinarians from the requirements of adopting rules for prescribing opioids and querying the controlled drug prescription health and safety program.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1625s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1625s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass with Amendment — **21–2** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-06** Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 3 P. 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/24/2017 10:00 AM LOB 303
- **2017-01-19** ==RESCHEDULED== Public Hearing: 01/24/2017 10:00 AM LOB 201-203
- **2017-01-25** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 01/31/2017 10:00 AM LOB 303
- **2017-02-08** Executive Session: 02/07/2017 LOB 303
- **2017-02-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0321h (NT) for 02/15/2017 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 11 P. 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-15** Amendment # 2017-0321h: AA VV 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 11
- **2017-02-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0321h: MA VV 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 11 `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 11
- **2017-02-15** Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 46(f) 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 37
- **2017-02-22** Introduced 02/16/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-13** Hearing: 04/18/2017, Room 101, LOB, 01:15 pm; SC 19
- **2017-04-20** Hearing: 04/25/2017, Room 101, LOB, 02:00 pm, on proposed amendment # 2017-1477s; SC 20
- **2017-05-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1625s, 05/11/2017; SC 22 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-11** Committee Amendment # 2017-1625s, AA, VV; 05/11/2017; SJ 16
- **2017-05-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1625s, RC 21Y-2N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/11/2017; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2017-05-18** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1625s (Rep. John T. O'Connor): MA VV 05/18/2017 HJ 16 P. 6
- **2017-06-01** Enrolled (In recess 05/31/2017); SJ 19
- **2017-06-01** Enrolled 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 127
- **2017-06-19** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/16/2017; Chapter 128; Eff. 8/15/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/184332ca-f200-4626-928b-eaa36c56fec0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).