---
type: "Bill"
title: "adopting omnibus legislation relative to civil actions and criminal liability."
description: "adopting omnibus legislation relative to civil actions and criminal liability."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 134"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 134 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon M Carson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b98231fe-2b36-473a-8ea2-bc41ccb1e676"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0931&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "7a6423c478c06680d61b565aec05cd711c5ff1b97a75bc25d13665d8da78473d"
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 134 (2021) — adopting omnibus legislation relative to civil actions and criminal liability.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-2078e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-2078e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTPA — **264–113** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sharon M Carson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Remote Hearing: 02/16/2021, 01:30 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 11
- **2021-03-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0775s, 03/18/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Committee Amendment # 2021-0775s, RC 23Y-1N, AA; 03/18/2021; SJ 8
- **2021-03-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0775s, RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/18/2021; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Judiciary HJ 4 P. 50 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Public Hearing: 04/27/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/93757868844 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-04-20** Executive Session: 05/04/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95312058132
- **2021-05-24** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1341h (Vote 16-4; RC) HC 26 P. 25 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-24** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2021-06-03** Amendment # 2021-1341h: AA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 165
- **2021-06-03** FLAM # 2021-1801h (Rep. Prout): AA DV 185-184 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 172
- **2021-06-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1341h and 2021-1801h: MA RC 264-113 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 172 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Sen. Carson Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-10** President Appoints: Senators Carson, French, Kahn; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-10** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Gordon): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 16
- **2021-06-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Gordon, Rice, Wuelper, McBeath 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 16
- **2021-06-11** Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/15/2021, 10:30 a.m., Room 100, SH
- **2021-06-17** Conference Committee Report # 2021-2019c Filed 06/10/2021; House Amendment + New Amendment
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report 2021-2019c: Adopted, VV 06/24/2021
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report # 2021-2019c, Adopted, VV; 06/24/2021; SJ 20
- **2021-07-20** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2078e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-21** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2078e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-28** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-16** Part I Effective 01/01/2022
- **2021-08-16** Signed by the Governor on 08/10/2021; Chapter 0206 `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-16** Part II. I. RSA 456-B:2; VII as inserted by Section 4 and Section 11 Effective 08/10/2021
- **2021-08-16** Part III Effective 10/09/2021
- **2021-08-16** Part IV Effective 10/09/2021
- **2021-08-16** Part V Effective 10/09/2021
- **2021-08-16** Part VI. I. Sections 1 - 8 Effective 07/ 01/2021
- **2021-08-16** Part VI. II. Sections 11 - 13 and 15 Effective 10/09/2021
- **2021-08-16** Part VI. III. Section 14 Effective 01/01/2022
- **2021-08-16** Part VI. IV. Remainder Effective 08/10/2022
- **2021-08-16** Part VII. I. Sections 1 - 4 Effective 01/01/2022
- **2021-08-16** Part VIII Effective 07/01/2021
- **2021-08-16** Part IX Effective 08/10/2021
- **2021-08-16** Part X Effective 08/10/2021
- **2021-08-16** Part II. II. Remainder Effective 02/06/2021
- **2021-08-16** Part VII. II. Remainder Effective 08/10/2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b98231fe-2b36-473a-8ea2-bc41ccb1e676`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).