---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to reporting a collision between a cat and a motor vehicle."
description: "relative to reporting a collision between a cat and a motor vehicle."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 174"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 174 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daryl A. Abbas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2021-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3dde17c4-77de-4cea-b4a8-90c85d70b799"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0331&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "b0e8a5f0448d5cae8bc7e1a2002248f6d9cc218b3a44a5cac9499c6b2b37cb80"
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 174 (2021) — relative to reporting a collision between a cat and a motor vehicle.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1133s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1133s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Committee Amendment 1133s — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **20–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daryl A. Abbas — primary (person)
- Anita D. Burroughs — cosponsor (person)
- Cam E. Kenney — cosponsor (person)
- John C. Janigian — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-04** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Transportation HJ 2 P. 38 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** Public Hearing: 02/05/2021 10:30 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/92807074926 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-02-19** Executive Session: 02/19/2021 02:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/98257633759
- **2021-03-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 18 P. 24 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 47 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50
- **2021-04-07** Introduced 04/01/2021 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 11 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Remote Hearing: 04/13/2021, 01:15 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 19
- **2021-04-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1133s, 04/22/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Sen. Giuda Moved to Remove HB 174 from the Consent Calendar; 04/22/2021; SJ 12
- **2021-04-22** Committee Amendment # 2021-1133s, RC 24Y-0N, AA; 04/22/2021; SJ 12
- **2021-04-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1133s, RC 20Y-4N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/22/2021; SJ 12 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1133s (Rep. Walsh): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 19
- **2021-07-01** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-01** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-29** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/28/2021; Chapter 154; Eff: 01/01/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3dde17c4-77de-4cea-b4a8-90c85d70b799`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).