---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a cross border drug interdiction program and making an appropriation therefor."
description: "establishing a cross border drug interdiction program and making an appropriation therefor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 131"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 131 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8aab955f-6ad9-4f06-a8e2-64ed156940eb"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0297&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "6ddb6852ca19d5f8f06d2857b4abc2a0328d5a5cc5555a0a28dc60e7d4820d28"
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 131 (2017) — establishing a cross border drug interdiction program and making an appropriation therefor.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-2312e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-2312e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Table — **80–246** (fail) · legislature
- Ought to Pass with Amendment — **22–1** (pass) · legislature
- OTPA — **232–96** (pass) · legislature
- OTP — **252–108** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Introduced 01/19/2017 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/09/2017; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-10** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/09/2017; SJ 5 `passage`
- **2017-03-10** Hearing: 03/15/2017, Room 103, SH, 11:30 am, on proposed amendment # 2017-0825s; SC 14A
- **2017-01-26** Hearing: 02/01/2017, Room 101, LOB, 09:55 am; SC 8
- **2017-03-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0896s, 03/23/2017; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-23** Committee Amendment # 2017-0896s, AA, VV; 03/23/2017; SJ 10
- **2017-03-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-0896s, RC 22Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/23/2017; SJ 10 `passage`
- **2017-03-29** Introduced 03/23/2017 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 11 P. 26 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-04** Public Hearing: 04/11/2017 10:30 AM LOB 204
- **2017-04-19** Executive Session: 04/12/2017 LOB 204
- **2017-04-19** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 05/04/2017 (Vote 15-3; RC) HC 22 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-19** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2017-05-04** Ought to Pass: MA RC 252-108 05/04/2017 HJ 15 P. 14 `passage`
- **2017-05-04** Referred to Finance 05/04/2017 HJ 15 P. 14
- **2017-05-04** Division II Work Session: 05/10/2017 10:30 AM LOB 209
- **2017-05-10** Executive Session: 05/24/2017 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
- **2017-05-10** Division II Work Session: 05/16/2017 11:00 AM LOB 209
- **2017-05-16** Division II Work Session: 05/23/2017 10:00 AM LOB 209
- **2017-05-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1996h for 06/01/2017 (Vote 24-1; RC) HC 26 P. 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-01** Amendment # 2017-1996h: AA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 123
- **2017-06-01** Lay on Table (Rep. Dyer): MF RC 80-246 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 123
- **2017-06-01** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1996h: MA RC 232-96 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 125 `passage`
- **2017-06-08** Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-20** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2312e: AA VV 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 10
- **2017-06-21** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2312e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/08/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-06-27** Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 25
- **2017-06-27** Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-07-12** Signed by the Governor on 07/10/2017; Chapter 0212; Effective 07/10/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8aab955f-6ad9-4f06-a8e2-64ed156940eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).