---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to nurse agencies."
description: "relative to nurse agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 149"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 149 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cindy Rosenwald"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9684fa2c-a31b-4388-9d4d-8e87843d8784"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=1035&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "3dcecdae29b634c2f8f20dad17d00ac24dce9f144c47c2fe04b00dc003639bb1"
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 149 (2023) — relative to nurse agencies.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-2248e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2248e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Remove From Tabe — **190–188** (pass) · lower
- OTPA — **191–187** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cindy Rosenwald — primary (person)
- Amanda C. Bouldin — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Debra Altschiller — cosponsor (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Donovan Fenton — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Megan A. Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy A. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon E. Chandley — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Prentiss — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Introduced 01/19/2023 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26** Hearing: 02/02/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 8
- **2023-03-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0852s, 03/16/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-16** Sen. Rosenwald Moved to Remove SB 149 from the Consent Calendar; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
- **2023-03-16** Committee Amendment # 2023-0852s, AA, VV; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
- **2023-03-16** Sen. Rosenwald Floor Amendment # 2023-1013s, AA, VV; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
- **2023-03-16** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2023-0852s and 2023-1013s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/16/2023; SJ 10 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-21** Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Public Hearing: 03/30/2023 11:30 am LOB 306-308
- **2023-04-11** ==RECESSED== Subcommittee Work Session: 04/13/2023 10:00 am LOB 306-308
- **2023-04-19** Executive Session: 04/26/2023 02:00 pm LOB 306-308
- **2023-04-19** ==CONTINUED== Subcommittee Work Session: 04/26/2023 09:00 am LOB 306-308
- **2023-04-27** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1463h 04/26/2023 (Vote 15-4; RC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-04-27** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2023-05-04** Amendment # 2023-1463h: AA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 33
- **2023-05-04** Lay SB149 on Table (Rep. Osborne): MA DV 199-173 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 33 `deferral`
- **2023-06-08** Remove from Table (Rep. Weber): MA RC 190-188 06/08/2023 HJ 15 P. 31
- **2023-06-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1463h: MA RC 191-187 06/08/2023 HJ 15 P. 33 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** Sen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/15/2023; SJ 19
- **2023-07-17** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2248e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 17
- **2023-07-18** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2248e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-07-27** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-07-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
- **2023-08-10** Signed by the Governor on 08/08/2023; Chapter 0242; Effective 10/07/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9684fa2c-a31b-4388-9d4d-8e87843d8784`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).