---
type: "Bill"
title: "legalizing firecrackers."
description: "legalizing firecrackers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 23"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 23 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-05"
last_action: "2017-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b33a1b57-2715-4ecd-a8c0-fc1a0af89626"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0804&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "dcf2e301f47e62fe8a9502e1a76d33800cce510b800eda328b8ba83b7b01cdbd"
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 23 (2017) — legalizing firecrackers.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-0884h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-0884h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTPA — **229–117** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-05** To Be Introduced 01/05/2017 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-09** Hearing: 01/17/2017, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 6
- **2017-02-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/09/2017; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-09** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/09/2017; SJ 5 `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Introduced 02/16/2017 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 8 P. 44 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Public Hearing: 03/15/2017 10:00 AM LOB 204
- **2017-03-15** Executive Session: 03/22/2017 01:00 PM LOB 204
- **2017-03-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0884h for 04/20/2017 (Vote 17-3; CC) HC 20 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Removed from Consent (Rep. Knirk) 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 2
- **2017-04-20** Amendment # 2017-0884h: AA VV 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 16
- **2017-04-20** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0884h: MA RC 229-117 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 16 `passage`
- **2017-04-27** Sen. Innis Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 04/27/2017; SJ 15
- **2017-05-03** Enrolled (In recess 04/27/2017); SJ 16
- **2017-05-03** Enrolled 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 26
- **2017-06-07** Signed by the Governor on 06/02/2017; Chapter 0079; Effective 06/02/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b33a1b57-2715-4ecd-a8c0-fc1a0af89626`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).