---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to informed consent to search a motor vehicle and amending thestatutory requirements for a search warrant."
description: "relative to informed consent to search a motor vehicle and amending thestatutory requirements for a search warrant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 40"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 40 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold F. French"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3e24936-1104-4e90-aea5-1d4cdc9af0e7"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0581&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "ae4ad9a2a7f00b91284043be55a97d3be488b828437e39f32af2f0270085dda9"
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 40 (2021) — relative to informed consent to search a motor vehicle and amending thestatutory requirements for a search warrant.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-2077e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-2077e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Harold F. French — primary (person)
- Bill Gannon — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- John Reagan — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Ward — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-14** Remote Hearing: 01/19/2021, 01:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 7
- **2021-03-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0757s, 03/18/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Committee Amendment # 2021-0757s, RC 23Y-1N, AA; 03/18/2021; SJ 8
- **2021-03-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0757s, RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/18/2021; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 4 P. 50 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Public Hearing: 04/21/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/93366148832 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-10** Executive Session: 05/10/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/97305033264
- **2021-05-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1357h (Vote 18-3; CC) HC 26 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** Amendment # 2021-1357h: AA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 5
- **2021-06-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1357h: MA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 5 `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. Abbas): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 15
- **2021-06-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Abbas, Roy, Wallace, Harriott-Gathright 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 15
- **2021-06-15** Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/15/2021, 09:00 am, Room 100, SH
- **2021-06-14** Conferee Change: Rep. Welch Replaces Rep. Abbas 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 22
- **2021-06-17** Conference Committee Report # 2021-1985c Filed 06/10/2021; As Amended by the Senate
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report 2021-1985c: Adopted, VV 06/24/2021
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report # 2021-1985c, Adopted, VV; 06/24/2021; SJ 20
- **2021-07-20** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2077e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-21** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2077e 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** Signed by the Governor on 08/10/2021; Chapter 0196; Effective 10/09/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3e24936-1104-4e90-aea5-1d4cdc9af0e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).