---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to bond requirements for public works contracts."
description: "relative to bond requirements for public works contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 371"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 371 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-10"
last_action: "2017-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c8d8400-1462-422c-8fcc-2d9713d10a44"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0729&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "c0785b9f144541408cdcb863f1fbff5d96c9a60b02e15a5155d61009d80b0800"
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 371 (2017) — relative to bond requirements for public works contracts.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1368s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1368s&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-10** Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 3 P. 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** Public Hearing: 01/25/2017 09:30 AM LOB 201
- **2017-02-16** Executive Session: 02/16/2017 LOB 201
- **2017-02-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0418h for 03/08/2017 (Vote 19-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Amendment # 2017-0418h: AA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 43
- **2017-03-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0418h: MA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 43 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Hearing: 03/21/2017, Room 103, LOB, 01:20 pm; SC 15
- **2017-04-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1368s, 04/20/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Committee Amendment # 2017-1368s, AA, VV; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1368s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/20/2017; SJ 14 `passage`
- **2017-05-18** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1368s and Requests CofC (Rep. Chandler): MA VV 05/18/2017 HJ 16 P. 7
- **2017-05-18** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Chandler, McConkey, J. Graham, Ebel 05/18/2017 HJ 16 P. 7
- **2017-06-01** Sen. Birdsell Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/31/2017; SJ 18
- **2017-06-08** ==RECESSED== Conference Committee Meeting: 06/12/2017 11:30 AM LOB 201
- **2017-06-13** ==CONTINUED== Conference Committee Meeting: 06/15/2017 09:30 AM LOB 201
- **2017-06-15** President Appoints: Senators Birdsell, Bradley, Watters; 05/31/2017; SJ 18
- **2017-06-15** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2017-2367c; 06/15/2017
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report # 2017-2367c, Adopted, VV; 06/22/2017; SJ 20
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report 2367c: 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 242; Eff. 9/16/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c8d8400-1462-422c-8fcc-2d9713d10a44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).