---
type: "Bill"
title: "prohibiting certain defenses in prostitution and human trafficking cases and relative to fines assessed for certain offenses involving domestic violence."
description: "prohibiting certain defenses in prostitution and human trafficking cases and relative to fines assessed for certain offenses involving domestic violence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 94"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 94 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-12-21"
last_action: "2017-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88434af9-00d5-44e9-a3fa-60725fcce4de"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0079&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "067d337d0f8f453828b5a0a2982dc9cd2996b9292f128165e51f3f05f04e6099"
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 94 (2017) — prohibiting certain defenses in prostitution and human trafficking cases and relative to fines assessed for certain offenses involving domestic violence.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1402s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1402s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTP — **265–86** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-21** Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 16 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** ==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 01/18/2017 11:00 AM LOB 204
- **2017-02-01** ==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 02/07/2017 01:00 PM LOB 204
- **2017-02-15** Executive Session: 02/14/2017 LOB 204
- **2017-02-16** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/08/2017 (Vote 17-4; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-16** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2017-03-08** Ought to Pass: MA RC 265-86 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 64 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Hearing: 03/21/2017, Room 100, SH, 10:10 am; SC 15
- **2017-04-13** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1402s, 04/20/2017; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Committee Amendment # 2017-1402s, AA, VV; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1402s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/20/2017; SJ 14 `passage`
- **2017-05-18** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1402s (Rep. Welch): MA DV 279-37 05/18/2017 HJ 16 P. 6
- **2017-06-01** Enrolled (In recess 05/31/2017); SJ 19
- **2017-06-01** Enrolled 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 127
- **2017-06-13** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/07/2017; Chapter 90; Eff. 1/1/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88434af9-00d5-44e9-a3fa-60725fcce4de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).