---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a commission to study ways to reduce texting while driving."
description: "establishing a commission to study ways to reduce texting while driving."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 424"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 424 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peter E. Torosian"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-10"
last_action: "2021-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cabc5964-9727-46c9-8ba3-66d76c925cf8"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0562&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "423d0bed92b8af1b084f2ab837ce1e03b481df29104a72d4d3c9d5f4550ef4a1"
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 424 (2021) — establishing a commission to study ways to reduce texting while driving.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1180s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1180s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Peter E. Torosian — primary (person)
- John C. Janigian — cosponsor (person)
- Linda R. Gould — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-10** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Transportation HJ 2 P. 47 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** Public Hearing: 01/29/2021 02:30 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99305477189 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-01-27** Executive Session: 02/05/2021 02:15 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/92807074926
- **2021-02-19** 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. 48 `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`
- **2021-04-15** Remote Hearing: 04/20/2021, 01:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
- **2021-04-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1180s, 04/29/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-29** Committee Amendment # 2021-1180s, RC 24Y-0N, AA; 04/29/2021; SJ 13
- **2021-04-29** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1180s, RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/29/2021; SJ 13 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1180s (Rep. Walsh): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 20
- **2021-07-01** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-01** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-13** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/09/2021; Chapter 110; I. Sec. 2 Eff: 11/01/2021 II. Rem. Eff: 07/09/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cabc5964-9727-46c9-8ba3-66d76c925cf8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).