---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a committee to study balance billing and authorizing municipal ratification of certain meetings and elections."
description: "establishing a committee to study balance billing and authorizing municipal ratification of certain meetings and elections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 329"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 329 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-06"
last_action: "2017-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5eff6a51-7d6e-466c-8497-c2973c3304b9"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0578&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "246382892d364b398b1f6a4f1dbc557b9e30f8b7f9c68cb26db58551b07620be"
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 329 (2017) — establishing a committee to study balance billing and authorizing municipal ratification of certain meetings and elections.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1332s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1332s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment 1332s — **21–2** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt CofC Report — **294–42** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-06** Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 3 P. 8 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** Public Hearing: 01/19/2017 11:00 AM LOB 302
- **2017-01-17** Subcommittee Work Session: 01/24/2017 09:00 AM LOB 302
- **2017-02-08** Executive Session: 02/14/2017 01:30 PM LOB 302
- **2017-02-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/08/2017 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 14 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 11 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** Hearing: 03/28/2017, Room 101, LOB, 01:30 pm; SC 16
- **2017-03-30** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/06/2017; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-06** Sen. Soucy Floor Amendment # 2017-1322s, AA, VV; 04/06/2017; SJ 13
- **2017-04-06** Sen. Bradley Offered Floor Amendment # 2017-1332s; 04/06/2017; SJ 13
- **2017-04-06** Without Objection, Rule 3-17 is Suspended to Allow Non-Germane Amendment # 2017-1332s; 2/3 Necessary, MA; 04/06/2017; SJ 13
- **2017-04-06** Chair Ruled Sections of Amendment # 2017-1332s Non-Germane, 04/06/2017; SJ 13
- **2017-04-06** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2017-1332s, RC 21Y-2N, AA; 04/06/2017; SJ 13
- **2017-04-06** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2017-1322s and 2017-1332s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/06/2017; SJ 13 `passage`
- **2017-04-20** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1322s and 1332s and Requests CofC (Rep. Hunt): MA VV 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 2
- **2017-04-20** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Hunt, B. Griffin, Hoelzel, Luneau 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 2
- **2017-04-20** Sen. Bradley Moved to suspend all rules necessary to permit the consideration of HB 329; 2/3 necessary, MA, VV; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** Sen. Bradley Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** President Appoints: Senators Bradley, Birdsell, Woodburn; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2017-1486c; 04/20/2017 SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** Conference Committee Report 2017-1486c, Adopted, VV; 04/20/2017 SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** Conference Committee Report # 2017-1486c Filed 04/20/2017; Senate Amendment + New Amendment
- **2017-04-20** Conference Committee Report 1486c: Adopted, RC 294-42 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 20
- **2017-04-20** Enrolled 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 23
- **2017-04-20** Enrolled (In recess 04/20/2017); SJ 14
- **2017-04-21** Suspend rule 49 (Reps. Hinch, Shurtleff): MA DV 306-27 by necessary two-thirds vote 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 2
- **2017-04-24** Signed by Governor Sununu 04/21/2017; Chapter 20; Eff. 4/21/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5eff6a51-7d6e-466c-8497-c2973c3304b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).