---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to enhanced penalties based on prior convictions for driving under the influence of drugs or liquor."
description: "relative to enhanced penalties based on prior convictions for driving under the influence of drugs or liquor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 179"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 179 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daryl A. Abbas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2021-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c03cc9fb-4c59-4519-ad4b-9ab97df66fcb"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0337&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "184ef7e3c7309acfbb70a3f2d842f7465ecbb56a256713f8d93ebc840a8436e8"
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 179 (2021) — relative to enhanced penalties based on prior convictions for driving under the influence of drugs or liquor.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-2061e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-2061e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Daryl A. Abbas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-04** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 38 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Public Hearing: 03/10/2021 10:30 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/92387218591 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-31** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0741h (Vote 14-7; RC) HC 18 P. 34 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Amendment # 2021-0741h: AA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 140
- **2021-04-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0741h: MA DV 249-120 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 140 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Introduced 04/08/2021 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Remote Hearing: 04/27/2021, 01:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
- **2021-05-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1692s, 05/27/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 25A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-27** Committee Amendment # 2021-1692s, AA, VV; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
- **2021-05-27** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1692s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/27/2021; SJ 17 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1692s (Rep. Abbas): MA DV 211-149 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 2
- **2021-07-08** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2061e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2061e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-21** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-23** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-17** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/16/2021; Chapter 213; 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/c03cc9fb-4c59-4519-ad4b-9ab97df66fcb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).