removing veterinarians from the requirements of adopting rules for prescribing opioids and querying the controlled drug prescription health and safety program.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Jun 2017
Introduced Jan 6, 2017
Signed Jun 19, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2017
How they voted
21–2
Passed
Total votes 23
May 11, 2017
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican14
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Jun 19, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Sununu 06/16/2017; Chapter 128; Eff. 8/15/2017
legislature
May 18, 2017
Introduced
House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1625s (Rep. John T. O'Connor): MA VV 05/18/2017 HJ 16 P. 6
legislature
May 11, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1625s, RC 21Y-2N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/11/2017; SJ 16
legislature
May 11, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2017-1625s, AA, VV; 05/11/2017; SJ 16
legislature
May 4, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1625s, 05/11/2017; SC 22
legislature
Apr 20, 2017
Introduced
Hearing: 04/25/2017, Room 101, LOB, 02:00 pm, on proposed amendment # 2017-1477s; SC 20
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Introduced
Introduced 02/16/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 46(f) 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 37
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 11
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 0321h: MA VV 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 11
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced
Amendment # 2017-0321h: AA VV 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 11
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0321h (NT) for 02/15/2017 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 11 P. 10
legislature
Jan 6, 2017
Introduced
Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 3 P. 7
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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