---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to laboratory testing by licensed naturopaths"
description: "relative to laboratory testing by licensed naturopaths"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 262"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 262 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jess C. Edwards"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21ed6c59-a2f0-4da8-9cfd-f2ccd841b183"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0230&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "42d6f1d75b56d4e9585a6d1a44ef6f6400254c39e8331231bbdc224553bb8eee"
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 262 (2023) — relative to laboratory testing by licensed naturopaths

## Version chain

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


## Sponsors

- Jess C. Edwards — primary (person)
- Leah P. Cushman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 3 P. 8 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Executive Session: 02/09/2023 02:30 pm LOB 201-203
- **2023-02-15** Public Hearing: 02/08/2023 09:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2023-02-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/09/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-22** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/22/2023 HJ 6 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-07** Introduced 02/22/2023 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Hearing: 03/15/2023, Room 103, SH, 10:00 am; SC 13
- **2023-04-06** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/13/2023; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-04-13** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/13/2023; SJ 13 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-12** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/11/2023); SJ 15 `enrolled`
- **2023-05-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/04/2023
- **2023-05-19** Signed by Governor Sununu 05/17/2023; Chapter 32; Eff: 07/16/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21ed6c59-a2f0-4da8-9cfd-f2ccd841b183`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).