New Hampshire House Bill 349
Session 2026
Relative to the practice of optometry and authorization to perform ophthalmic laser procedures.
Active
Vetoed by Governor on Mar 30, 2026
Sponsor
Jim A Kofalt
First Action
Jan 8, 2025
Latest Action
Apr 9, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
349
State
New Hampshire
Session
2026
Jim A Kofalt
grade
Primary
Motion Text
Veto Override
House Roll Call Votes
Aboul B Khan
No
Adam Joseph Presa
Yes
Other
Other
Other
Yes
Amy L Malone
Other
Anita D Burroughs
No
Arnold G Davis
No
Other
Bill H Ohm
No
Brian G Nadeau
Yes
Brian H Labrie
Yes
Brian M Sullivan
No
Brian R. Taylor
Yes
Other
Carol M McGuire
Yes
Cassandra N Levesque
No
Catherine A Rombeau
No
Catherine M Sofikitis
Other
Cathryn A Harvey
Yes
Charles E McMahon
No
Charles R Melvin
No
Yes
Chris R McAleer
No
Christal R Lloyd
No
Cindy Lynn Bennett
Yes
Dale R Girard
Other
Dan H Bergeron
No
Yes
Darrell A Louis
Yes
David C Love
Yes
David C Lundgren
No
David E Milz
No
David E Walker
No
David James Meuse
No
Yes
Debra L DeSimone
No
Denis Vincent Murphy
No
Dennis J Malloy
No
Yes
Dillon J Dumont
Yes
Donald Evan Selby
Other
Donald S McFarlane
Yes
Other
No
Efstathia S Booras
Other
Eileen S Kelly
No
Eleana Marie Colby
No
Ellen B Rockmore
No
Ellen D Read
Yes
Eric B Gallager
Other
Erica J Layon
Yes
Erica R de Vries
No
Ernesto L Gonzalez
Other
Fred E Davis
No
Gaby M Grossman
Other
Gary L Woods
No
Gary L. Daniels
No
Gary R Gilmore
No
George C Grant
Yes
George E Sykes
No
Glen C Aldrich
Yes
Yes
Gregory M Sargent
Other
Other
Henry R Giasson
Yes
Hope E Damon
No
Jaci L Grote
Yes
James A Spillane
Yes
James Gruber
No
James H Guzofski
Yes
James L Creighton
Yes
James R MacKay
Other
James R Qualey
Yes
James R Thibault
Yes
Janet G Wall
No
Janet Marie Lucas
No
Other
Jay D Markell
Yes
Yes
Other
Jeanine M Notter
Yes
Other
Jennifer M Rhodes
No
Jessica Finn LaMontagne
No
Jim A Kofalt
Yes
Jim L Fedolfi
No
Other
Yes
John A Leavitt
Other
Yes
John C Janigian
Yes
John H Larochelle
No
John J Sytek
No
John Joseph Stone
Yes
John Michael Potucek
No
John R Cloutier
Yes
Yes
John T MacDonald
Yes
John W. Suiter
No
Jonah Orion Wheeler
No
Jonathan H Smith
Yes
Jonathan Morton
Yes
Jose E Cambrils
Yes
Joseph Hamblen
No
Joseph J Barton
Yes
Julie D Gilman
No
Julius F Soti
Yes
Karen A Hegner
No
Karen E Ebel
Yes
Katelyn T Kuttab
No
Kathleen Paquette
No
Yes
Kenneth L Weyler
No
Kevin J Scully
Yes
Kimberly A Rice
No
Larry G Gagne
No
Laurence A Miner
Yes
Other
Len P Turcotte
No
Yes
Lily M Foss
Yes
Linda C Harriott-Gathright
No
Other
Linda R Gould
No
Lino M Avellani
Yes
Other
Lisa M Freeman
No
Yes
Liz F Barbour
Yes
Lori E Korzen
No
Louis C Juris
No
No
Margaret M Drye
Yes
Marie Louise Bjelobrk
Yes
Mark A Pearson
No
Yes
Mark S MacKenzie
Other
Other
Mary A Hakken-Phillips
No
Mary J Ford
No
Mary Ngwanda Georges
Yes
Yes
Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière
Yes
Other
Megan A Murray
Yes
Michael A Edgar
Yes
Michael D Cahill
No
Michael D Harrington
Yes
Yes
Muriel C Hall
No
Nancy A Murphy
No
Other
Nicholas D. Bridle
No
Other
Other
Yes
Patrick N Long
Yes
Paul D Tudor
Yes
Paul P Dargie
Yes
Peter B Schmidt
No
Peter L. Mehegan
Yes
Peter R Leishman
Other
Other
Peter W Bixby
No
Phyllis M Katsakiores
Other
Pierre M Dupont
Yes
Ralph G Boehm
No
Ray E Newman
No
Raymond C. Peeples
No
Raymond S Plante
No
Rich M Nalevanko
Yes
Yes
Richard P Tripp
Yes
Rick M Ladd
No
Ricky J Devoid
No
Rita G Mattson
No
Robert D Harb
Yes
Yes
Ron C Dunn
Yes
Yes
Sallie D Fellows
No
Samuel G Farrington
Yes
Sanjeev K Manohar
No
Sayra Lynn DeVito
Yes
Scott R Bryer
Other
Seth B Miller
No
Yes
Other
Sherri L Reinfurt
Yes
Stephen L Woodcock
Yes
Steven D Smith
Other
Steven Kesselring
Yes
Sue A Newman
No
Susan C DeLemus
Yes
Susan G DeRoy
Yes
Susan J Vandecasteele
No
Susan W Almy
No
Suzanne L Chretien
No
Terry W Roy
No
Thomas C Schamberg
No
Thomas C Walsh
No
Thomas L Buco
Other
Thomas L Kaczynski
Yes
Thomas L Southworth
No
Other
Tim E Mannion
Other
Tony M Caplan
No
Tracy Anne Bricchi
Other
Travis J Toner
Yes
Vanessa L Sheehan
Yes
Vicki A Wilson
Yes
Wayne J Hemingway
Yes
Wendy Ellen N Thomas
Yes
Other
Yes
Summary
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04/09/2026
House
Veto Sustained 04/09/2026: RC 145-206 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 10
03/30/2026
House
Vetoed by Governor Ayotte 03/27/2026
03/23/2026
House
Enrolled (in recess of) 03/12/2026 HJ 8
03/17/2026
Senate
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/12/2026); SJ 7
02/12/2026
Senate
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/19/2026; SJ 4
02/12/2026
Senate
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/19/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6
01/28/2026
Senate
Hearing: 02/04/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 4
01/15/2026
Senate
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 2
01/08/2026
House
Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 57
01/07/2026
House
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2969h and 2026-0032h: MA RC 193-143 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 174
01/07/2026
House
Lay HB349 on Table (Rep. Schmidt): MF RC 94-242 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 172
01/07/2026
House
Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. M. Pearson): MF RC 133-205 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 170
01/07/2026
House
FLAM # 2026-0032h (Rep. Layon): AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 169
01/07/2026
House
Amendment # 2025-2969h: AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 169
01/07/2026
House
Referred to Finance 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 175
11/05/2025
House
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
11/05/2025
House
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2969h 10/01/2025 (Vote 12-3; RC) HC 51 P. 33
11/05/2025
House
Executive Session: 10/01/2025 10:00 am GP 231
09/22/2025
House
Full Committee Work Session: 10/01/2025 10:00 am GP 231
02/11/2025
House
Retained in Committee
01/15/2025
House
Public Hearing: 01/23/2025 02:00 pm LOB 306-308
01/08/2025
House
Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 2 P. 16
Sources
NH Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 1, 2026 2:04:11 AM
Record Updated
Apr 20, 2026 10:59:17 AM