---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the relationship between a franchisor and a franchisee."
description: "relative to the relationship between a franchisor and a franchisee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 89"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 89 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b68cbcac-41ce-4d1c-b49c-c19e453595d3"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0947&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "e5fc9442bb22717e182f58570a78a38a147c3c445c1c6f39d24f7421c5f62304"
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 89 (2017) — relative to the relationship between a franchisor and a franchisee.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-2387e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-2387e&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Introduced 01/19/2017 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26** Hearing: 01/31/2017, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 8
- **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 Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 8 P. 45 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18** Public Hearing: 05/02/2017 10:30 AM LOB 302
- **2017-05-02** Subcommittee Work Session: 05/09/2017 01:15 PM LOB 302
- **2017-05-03** Subcommittee Work Session: 05/10/2017 01:15 PM LOB 302
- **2017-05-10** Executive Session: 05/17/2017 11:00 AM LOB 302
- **2017-05-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 06/01/2017 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 26 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-01** Removed from Consent (Rep. Kurk) 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 5
- **2017-06-01** FLAM # 2017-2136h (NT) (Rep. Kurk): AA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 144
- **2017-06-01** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2136h: MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 147 `passage`
- **2017-06-08** Sen. Innis Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-08** President Appoints: Senators Innis, Carson, Lasky; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-08** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Packard): MA VV 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 6
- **2017-06-08** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Hunt, Biggie, Butler, Flanders 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 6
- **2017-06-08** Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/13/2017, 10:00 am, Room 100, SH
- **2017-06-14** Conference Committee Report # 2017-2295c Filed 06/14/2017; As Amended by the Senate
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report 2295c: Adopted, VV 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 7
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report # 2017-2295c, Adopted, VV; 06/22/2017; SJ 20
- **2017-06-29** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2387e: AA VV 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 25
- **2017-06-29** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2387e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/22/2017); SJ 20
- **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 the Governor on 07/18/2017; Chapter 0255; Effective 07/18/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b68cbcac-41ce-4d1c-b49c-c19e453595d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).