---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to residency under auto insurance policies."
description: "relative to residency under auto insurance policies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 36"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 36 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold F. French"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50d33b17-b1c7-4f41-99bc-cca997ee5d06"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0563&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "fb81ddf28b5f121e4ac1db618c9f52616c3fe0be9a9887bff0eb2aad0c5aa4f8"
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 36 (2021) — relative to residency under auto insurance policies.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1303h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1303h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Harold F. French — primary (person)
- Bob J. Giuda — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Ricciardi — cosponsor (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Hennessey — cosponsor (person)
- Howard C. Pearl — cosponsor (person)
- John Reagan — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Sherman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** Remote Hearing: 01/19/2021, 09:10 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 7
- **2021-01-20** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/04/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-04** Ought to Pass: RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/04/2021; SJ 3 `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 4 P. 48 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Public Hearing: 03/30/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99157160886 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-05** Executive Session: 05/13/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/93883325643
- **2021-05-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1303h (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 26 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** Amendment # 2021-1303h: AA VV 06/03/2021
- **2021-06-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1303h: MA VV 06/03/2021 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Sen. French Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **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 the Governor on 07/23/2021; Chapter 0147; Effective 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/50d33b17-b1c7-4f41-99bc-cca997ee5d06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).