---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to poker in private residences."
description: "relative to poker in private residences."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 164"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 164 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-12-28"
last_action: "2017-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be990a16-1985-4f0f-a628-faf425cfd6e9"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0205&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "d06ead4557b336603da439c3f4894890ff6d7655fc07b2b7c853edb1388b4bdc"
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 164 (2017) — relative to poker in private residences.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-2386e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-2386e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Committee Amendment 1708s: Sections 1 and 3 — **12–10** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-28** Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 2 P. 19 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** Public Hearing: 01/19/2017 10:20 AM LOB 202
- **2017-01-19** Subcommittee Work Session: 01/26/2017 12:00 PM LOB 202
- **2017-02-02** ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 02/15/2017 09:00 AM LOB 202
- **2017-02-08** ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 02/21/2017 09:00 AM LOB 202
- **2017-02-15** ==RESCHEDULED== Subcommittee Work Session: 02/22/2017 09:00 AM LOB 202
- **2017-02-28** Executive Session: 02/23/2017 LOB 202
- **2017-02-28** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/08/2017 (Vote 23-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 49 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Hearing: 03/22/2017, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 15
- **2017-05-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1708s, 05/18/2017; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-18** Sen. Sanborn Moved to divide the Question on the Committee Amendment: Sections 1 and 3, and Sections 2 and 3; 05/18/2017; SJ 17
- **2017-05-18** The Chair ruled the Question Divisible; 05/18/2017; SJ 17
- **2017-05-18** Sections 2 and 3, AF VV; 05/18/2017; SJ 17
- **2017-05-18** Sections 1 and 3, RC 12Y-10N, AA; 05/18/2017; SJ 17
- **2017-05-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1708s, Sections 1 and 3, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/18/2017; SJ 17 `passage`
- **2017-05-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/31/2017; SC 25 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-01** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/31/2017; SJ 18 `passage`
- **2017-06-08** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1708s and Requests CofC (Rep. Major): MA VV 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 2
- **2017-06-08** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Ohm, Azarian, Lang, Ames 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 2
- **2017-06-08** Sen. Sanborn Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-08** President Appoints: Senators Sanborn, Giuda, Feltes; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-09** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/14/2017 01:00 PM LOB 202
- **2017-06-15** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2017-2342c; 06/15/2017
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report # 2017-2342c, Adopted, VV; 06/22/2017; SJ 20
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report 2342c: Adopted, VV 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 21
- **2017-06-29** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2386e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/22/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-06-29** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2386e: AA VV 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 26
- **2017-07-03** Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-07-05** Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 27
- **2017-07-20** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/18/2017; Chapter 233; Eff. 9/16/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be990a16-1985-4f0f-a628-faf425cfd6e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).