---
type: "Bill"
title: "extending the commission to study the current statutes related to management of non-tidal public waterways and the construction or placement of structures within them and relative to the New Hampshire rivers management and protection program."
description: "extending the commission to study the current statutes related to management of non-tidal public waterways and the construction or placement of structures within them and relative to the New Hampshire rivers management and protection program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 228"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 228 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-12-27"
last_action: "2019-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c6f89da-8549-45f1-aebc-84e22b0e10e1"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0349&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "362b17cbf65c148b91cf6c569d3ec480634e714f0bd383277c6c106b3d724943"
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 228 (2019) — extending the commission to study the current statutes related to management of non-tidal public waterways and the construction or placement of structures within them and relative to the New Hampshire rivers management and protection program.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-1880s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-1880s&txtFormat=amend)

## 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. 42 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-08** Public Hearing: 01/22/2019 11:30 am LOB 305
- **2019-01-23** Executive Session: 01/29/2019 10:00 am LOB 305
- **2019-01-31** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0131h for 02/14/2019 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 11 P. 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Amendment # 2019-0131h: AA VV 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 21
- **2019-02-14** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0131h: 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, 09:00 am; SC 15
- **2019-05-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1880s, 05/15/2019; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 22 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-15** Committee Amendment # 2019-1880s, AA, VV; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
- **2019-05-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1880s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2019; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2019-05-23** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1880s (Rep. Suzanne Smith): MA VV 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 11
- **2019-06-12** Enrolled (In recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
- **2019-06-12** Enrolled 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 47
- **2019-06-20** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/18/2019; Chapter 79; Eff: 06/18/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c6f89da-8549-45f1-aebc-84e22b0e10e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).