---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to nursing certification requirements."
description: "relative to nursing certification requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 215"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 215 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lou D'Allesandro"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2023-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ccb5256e-5dc1-44f4-9b26-19b0dcd9d7c5"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0954&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "82666c9363d51045ffe4ccc4be600adc556127d3503d383f9efd51238f0e8942"
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 215 (2023) — relative to nursing certification requirements.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-1414h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-1414h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Lou D'Allesandro — primary (person)
- Nancy A. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Lang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24** Introduced 01/19/2023 and Referred to Education; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** Hearing: 02/07/2023, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 9
- **2023-02-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0521s, 02/22/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0521s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/22/2023; SJ 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-22** Committee Amendment # 2023-0521s, AA, VV; 02/22/2023; SJ 8
- **2023-03-20** Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Public Hearing: 03/29/2023 10:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2023-04-12** Executive Session: 04/19/2023 10:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2023-04-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1414h 04/19/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-04** Amendment # 2023-1414h: AA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 6
- **2023-05-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1414h: MA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Sen. Ward Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/01/2023; SJ 16
- **2023-06-30** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-06-30** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 16
- **2023-08-01** Signed by the Governor on 07/28/2023; Chapter 0172; Effective 07/28/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ccb5256e-5dc1-44f4-9b26-19b0dcd9d7c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).