---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a committee to study helmet and restraint laws for youth operators and passengers of OHRVs and snowmobiles, and relative to a trail connector in the town of Henniker."
description: "establishing a committee to study helmet and restraint laws for youth operators and passengers of OHRVs and snowmobiles, and relative to a trail connector in the town of Henniker."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 237"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 237 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2016-12-29"
last_action: "2017-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0b15841-747d-4dfe-b0f2-442b3f81ede8"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0427&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "6e6cd9503214eb84162f7c7afa312555680cd9471a2b2c2f1f92cb0b354092a5"
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 HB 237 (2017) — establishing a committee to study helmet and restraint laws for youth operators and passengers of OHRVs and snowmobiles, and relative to a trail connector in the town of Henniker.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1370s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1370s&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-29** Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Transportation HJ 2 P. 21 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-04** Public Hearing: 01/11/2017 02:00 PM LOB 203
- **2017-01-05** Executive Session: 01/18/2017 03:00 PM LOB 203
- **2017-01-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/02/2017 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 9 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-02** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/02/2017 HJ 5 P. 7 `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Introduced 02/16/2017 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Hearing: 03/07/2017, Room 103, LOB, 02:00 pm; SC 12
- **2017-04-12** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1370s, 04/20/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Committee Amendment # 2017-1370s, AA, VV; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1370s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/20/2017; SJ 14 `passage`
- **2017-06-01** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1370s and Requests CofC (Rep. Steven Smith): MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 3
- **2017-06-01** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Steven Smith, T. Walsh, Horn, Sykes 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 3
- **2017-06-08** Sen. Birdsell Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-08** President Appoints: Senators Gannon, Ward, Kahn; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-08** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/13/2017 11:00 AM LOB 203
- **2017-06-15** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2017-2299c; 06/15/2017
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report # 2017-2299c, Adopted, VV; 06/22/2017; SJ 20
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report 2299c: Adopted, VV 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 21
- **2017-07-03** Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-07-05** Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 27
- **2017-07-20** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/18/2017; Chapter 236; Eff. 7/18/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0b15841-747d-4dfe-b0f2-442b3f81ede8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).