---
type: "Bill"
title: "repealing the licensing requirement for carrying a concealed pistol or revolver."
description: "repealing the licensing requirement for carrying a concealed pistol or revolver."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 12"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 12 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-03"
last_action: "2017-02-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f94befc-6ba7-49e3-ae76-772e2282e77a"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0140&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "3f0e6254fbdf27e0c8a0ff6c5989e95b24e2217065c7ec48afdcc0039e86b1a0"
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 SB 12 (2017) — repealing the licensing requirement for carrying a concealed pistol or revolver.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-0064s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-0064s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTP — **200–97** (pass) · legislature
- Sen. Lasky Floor Amendment 0064s — **10–13** (fail) · legislature
- Sen. Watters Floor Amendment 0029s — **10–13** (fail) · legislature
- Ought to Pass — **13–10** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-03** To Be Introduced 01/05/2017 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-05** Hearing: 01/10/2017, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 5
- **2017-01-12** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/19/2017; SC 6 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-01-19** Sen. Watters Floor Amendment # 2017-0029s, RC 10Y-13N, AF; 01/19/2017; SJ 4
- **2017-01-19** Sen. Lasky Floor Amendment # 2017-0064s, RC 10Y-13N, AF; 01/19/2017; SJ 4
- **2017-01-19** Ought to Pass: RC 13Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 01/19/2017; SJ 4 `passage`
- **2017-01-23** Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 21 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-25** Public Hearing: 02/01/2017 10:00 AM Representatives Hall
- **2017-02-03** Executive Session: 02/01/2017 Representatives Hall
- **2017-02-03** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/09/2017 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 10 P. 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-03** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2017-02-09** Ought to Pass: MA RC 200-97 02/09/2017 HJ 6 P. 17 `passage`
- **2017-02-09** Reconsider SB 12 (Rep. Hinch): MF VV 02/09/2017 HJ 6 P. 19
- **2017-02-15** Enrolled 02/15/2017
- **2017-02-15** Enrolled (In recess 02/09/2017); SJ 6
- **2017-02-22** Signed by the Governor on 02/22/2017; Chapter 0001; Effective 02/22/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f94befc-6ba7-49e3-ae76-772e2282e77a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).