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SB504 Relative to the practice of pharmacy and the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists.

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Relative to the practice of pharmacy and the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

7

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

7
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Your Wallet

Allowing pharmacists to dispense certain medications directly saves patients the cost and time of a separate doctor visit, reducing healthcare spending.

7
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Your Community

Expands healthcare access particularly in rural NH communities where doctor shortages are severe. Pharmacies are often the most accessible healthcare provider.

7
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Your Freedom

Gives patients more choices in how they access medications and reduces bureaucratic barriers to needed healthcare.

Status

Sen. Rochefort Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 05/21/2026; Senate Journal 13

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

David Rochefort (R)

The Short Version

Expands what pharmacists can dispense or prescribe, potentially allowing them to provide certain medications without a separate doctor visit. This improves healthcare access, especially in underserved areas.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Patients in underserved areas
  • ▲ Pharmacists gaining expanded scope
  • ▲ Rural NH residents with limited doctor access

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Physicians concerned about scope-of-practice expansion
  • ▼ Those who worry about medication safety without full physician oversight

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 183 for , 2 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 14 for , 143 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Adopt Floor Amendment 2026-05-14
Passed

YES = Adopt this amendment. NO = Reject this amendment.

178R + 10D
Voted to Adopt Amendment (188)
6R + 147D
Voted Against Amendment (153)
33
Absent
19
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (188)

Republicans (178)
Democrats (10)

Voted Nay (153)

Republicans (6)
Democrats (147)
Absent (33)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Arnold Davis (R) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Beth Richards (D) , Bill Bolton (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , David Preece (D) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Heather Baldwin (D) , Jean Jeudy (D) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , Jim Kofalt (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Joseph Barton (R) , Julie Gilman (D) , Kevin Verville (R) , Linda Haskins (D) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Raymond Peeples (R) , Richard Brown (R) , Robley Hall (R) , Sanjeev Manohar (D) , Sean Durkin (R) , Steven Bogert (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Toni Weinstein (D)

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-05-14
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

183R + 14D
Voted to Pass (197)
2R + 143D
Voted Against (145)
33
Absent
18
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (197)

Republicans (183)
Democrats (14)

Voted Nay (145)

Republicans (2)
Democrats (143)
Absent (33)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Arnold Davis (R) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Beth Richards (D) , Bill Bolton (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , David Preece (D) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Heather Baldwin (D) , Jean Jeudy (D) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , Jim Kofalt (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Joseph Barton (R) , Julie Gilman (D) , Kevin Verville (R) , Linda Haskins (D) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Raymond Peeples (R) , Richard Brown (R) , Robley Hall (R) , Sanjeev Manohar (D) , Sean Durkin (R) , Steven Bogert (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Toni Weinstein (D)

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