---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to administration of certain wetlands permits by the department of environmental services."
description: "relative to administration of certain wetlands permits by the department of environmental services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 229"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 229 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeb Bradley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2023-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47f267d3-737b-40dd-8931-d2ba6b85602e"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=1051&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "f27ce9237a4573bde17163c71e959a2ddc52c0a7216e9ccda71af9dadc41187e"
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 229 (2023) — relative to administration of certain wetlands permits by the department of environmental services.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-2124e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2124e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Jeb Bradley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24** Introduced 01/19/2023 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Hearing: 02/07/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 9
- **2023-02-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/22/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-22** Sen. Avard Moved to Remove SB 229 from the Consent Calendar; 02/22/2023; SJ 8
- **2023-02-22** Special Order to 03/09/2023, Without Objection, MA; 02/22/2023 SJ 8
- **2023-02-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/09/2023; SC 12 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-09** Sen. Avard Floor Amendment # 2023-0659s, AA, VV; 03/09/2023; SJ 9
- **2023-03-09** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0659s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/09/2023; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-20** Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04** Public Hearing: 04/12/2023 11:15 am LOB 305-307
- **2023-04-26** Executive Session: 05/03/2023 10:30 am LOB 305-307
- **2023-05-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/03/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-18** Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/18/2023 HJ 14 P. 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-13** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2124e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/08/2023 HJ 15 P. 76
- **2023-06-13** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2124e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/08/2023); SJ 19 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-20** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/15/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-06-20** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 14
- **2023-07-11** Signed by the Governor on 06/30/2023; Chapter 0147; Effective 07/01/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47f267d3-737b-40dd-8931-d2ba6b85602e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).