---
type: "Bill"
title: "allowing the destruction of valueless contraband by the chief of police, the chief's designee, the county sheriff, or the sheriff's designee."
description: "allowing the destruction of valueless contraband by the chief of police, the chief's designee, the county sheriff, or the sheriff's designee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 375"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 375 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patrick T. Long"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-10"
last_action: "2021-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec90911c-e6eb-4d73-b7b1-6fe59bdcf553"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0454&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "6d728f2d61c55493a578ae3442970d9eff255d1d1150bd67ab2bf7fd304e8312"
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 375 (2021) — allowing the destruction of valueless contraband by the chief of police, the chief's designee, the county sheriff, or the sheriff's designee.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1165s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1165s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Amendment 1165s — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patrick T. Long — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-10** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 45 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28** Public Hearing: 02/08/2021 11:30 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95686681680 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-02-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 20-1; CC) HC 12 P. 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 5 `passage`
- **2021-03-04** Introduced 03/04/2021 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Remote Hearing: 03/23/2021, 02:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 16
- **2021-04-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/22/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Sen. Gannon Moved to Remove HB375 from the Consent Calendar; 04/22/2021; SJ 12
- **2021-04-22** Sen. Gannon Floor Amendment # 2021-1165s, RC 24Y-0N, AA; 04/22/2021; SJ 12
- **2021-04-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1165s, RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/22/2021; SJ 12 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1165s (Rep. Abbas): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 4
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-26** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/23/2021; Chapter 140; Eff: 09/21/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec90911c-e6eb-4d73-b7b1-6fe59bdcf553`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).