---
type: "Bill"
title: "repealing the requirement for the inspection of timber."
description: "repealing the requirement for the inspection of timber."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 162"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 162 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 0
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-12-27"
last_action: "2019-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a4deeaf-8eeb-4746-b5c6-f9d02b37646f"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0106&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "9bdd3daee2b3eab53a250a19cc3ce9e4c03547923e37ab886185d910584e2c2c"
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 162 (2019) — repealing the requirement for the inspection of timber.

## Version chain

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


## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-27** Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 2 P. 39 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-08** Public Hearing: 01/15/2019 02:00 pm LOB 305
- **2019-01-23** Executive Session: 01/29/2019 10:00 am LOB 305
- **2019-01-31** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/14/2019 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 11 P. 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 21 `passage`
- **2019-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2019 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 8 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Hearing: 03/26/2019, Room 103, SH, 09:45 am; SC 15
- **2019-05-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/23/2019; Vote 5-0; CC SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-23** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/23/2019; SJ 17 `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Enrolled (In recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
- **2019-06-12** Enrolled 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 47
- **2019-07-03** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/01/2019; Chapter 150; Eff: 08/30/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a4deeaf-8eeb-4746-b5c6-f9d02b37646f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).