---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a dental benefit under the state Medicaid program."
description: "establishing a dental benefit under the state Medicaid program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 103"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 103 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joe Schapiro"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 41
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2022-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15ecdc5a-33fd-433b-8869-f8a498c01dc8"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0069&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "7603601dc954c6e920d365f9da43cef92a99c479c02d7e0d4c0c29c8a569fd51"
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 103 (2022) — establishing a dental benefit under the state Medicaid program.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-1531s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1531s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=69&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- OTPA — **225–127** (pass) · lower
- Ought to Pass — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- OTPA — **237–100** (pass) · lower
- Adopt CofC Report — **246–105** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joe Schapiro — primary (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- Laurel Stavis — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca J. McWilliams — cosponsor (person)
- Safiya Wazir — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-04** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 2 P. 35 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** ==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 02/01/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/96551569054 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time thecommittee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-08** ==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 03/08/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99826124489 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-09** Retained in Committee
- **2021-08-17** Subcommittee Work Session: 09/02/2021 10:00 am LOB 205
- **2021-10-11** Subcommittee Work Session: 10/18/2021 02:00 pm LOB 201-205
- **2021-10-13** Executive Session: 10/26/2021 09:30 am LOB 205-207
- **2021-11-02** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-2214h 10/26/2021 (Vote 19-1; RC) HC 48 P. 35 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-11-02** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2022-01-09** Amendment # 2021-2214h: AA VV 01/06/2022 HJ 1
- **2022-01-10** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-2214: MA RC 225-127 01/06/2022 HJ 1 `passage`
- **2022-01-11** Lay on Table (Rep. Sylvia): MF DV 138-213 01/06/2022 HJ 1
- **2022-01-12** Referred to Finance 01/06/2022 HJ 1
- **2022-01-19** Division Work Session: 01/26/2022 01:30 pm LOB 210-211
- **2022-01-21** Executive Session: 02/11/2022 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2022-01-27** Division Work Session: 02/11/2022 10:00 am LOB 210-210
- **2022-02-14** Division III joint with Division I Work Session: 02/24/2022 10:00 am LOB 210-210
- **2022-02-19** Executive Session: 03/08/2022 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2022-02-22** Division III Work Session: 03/01/2022 01:00 pm LOB 210-210
- **2022-03-10** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0904h (Vote 14-5; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-10** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2022-03-17** Amendment # 2022-0904h: AA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 7
- **2022-03-20** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0904h: MA RC 237-100 03/16/2022 HJ 7 `passage`
- **2022-03-22** Introduced 03/17/2022 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 6 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** ===ROOM CHANGE=== Hearing: 03/30/2022, Room 210-211, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 13
- **2022-04-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1531s, 04/21/2022; SC 16 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-21** Committee Amendment # 2022-1531s, AA, VV; 04/21/2022; SJ 9
- **2022-04-21** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1531s, RC 24Y-0N, MA; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 04/21/2022; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2022-04-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/05/2022; SC 18 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-05** Special Order to after the Bills removed from the Consent Calendar, Without Objection, MA; 05/05/2022; SJ 11
- **2022-05-05** Ought to Pass: RC 23Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/05/2022; SJ 11 `passage`
- **2022-05-10** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2022-1531s and Requests CofC (Reps. M. Pearson, Edwards, Wallner, Layon): MA VV 05/05/2022 HJ 12
- **2022-05-12** Sen. Bradley Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
- **2022-05-12** President Appoints: Senators Bradley, Hennessey, Rosenwald; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
- **2022-05-16** Conference Committee Meeting: 05/16/2022 10:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2022-05-18** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2022-2015c; 05/26/2022
- **2022-05-26** Conference Committee Report # 2022-2015c, Adopted, VV; 05/26/2022; SJ 13
- **2022-05-26** Conference Committee Report 2022-2015c: Adopted, RC 246-105 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-22** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-22** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-07-07** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/01/2022; Chapter 285; I. Sec 3 eff. 06/30/2022 II. Rem eff. 07/01/2022 HJ 14 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15ecdc5a-33fd-433b-8869-f8a498c01dc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).