---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to release of a defendant pending trial."
description: "relative to release of a defendant pending trial."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 314"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 314 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martha S. Hennessey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7071888a-a452-4a7a-af56-33e020b867a2"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=1064&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "e7741a6147ae4a4d1b80ebcaacb37a95ee75a02f77169a08f01917674423e1cb"
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 314 (2019) — relative to release of a defendant pending trial.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-1341s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-1341s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Martha S. Hennessey — primary (person)
- Dan Feltes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14** Hearing: 02/19/2019, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 11
- **2019-03-05** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0797s, 03/14/2019; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-14** Sen. Hennessey Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/14/2019; SJ 8
- **2019-03-14** Pending Motion Committee Amendment # 2019-0797s; 03/14/2019; SJ 8
- **2019-03-27** Sen. Feltes Moved to Remove From Table, MA, VV; 03/27/2019; SJ 9
- **2019-03-27** Committee Amendment # 2019-0797s, AA, VV; 03/27/2019; SJ 9
- **2019-03-27** Sen. D'Allesandro Waived Referral to Finance; Without Objection, MA; 03/27/2019; SJ 10
- **2019-03-27** Sen. Feltes Floor Amendment # 2019-1341s, AA, VV; 03/27/2019; SJ 9
- **2019-03-27** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2019-0797s and 2019-1341s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2019; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2019-04-01** Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 11 P. 74 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Public Hearing: 04/18/2019 11:30 am LOB 204
- **2019-04-10** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/18/2019 01:00 pm LOB 204
- **2019-04-18** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 04/24/2019 01:00 pm LOB 204
- **2019-04-22** Full Committee Work Session: 04/24/2019 10:00 am LOB 204
- **2019-04-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 05/08/2019 (Vote 20-0; RC) HC 23 P. 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-08** Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 68 `passage`
- **2019-05-31** Enrolled (In recess 05/30/2019); SJ 19
- **2019-05-31** Enrolled 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 51
- **2019-06-27** Signed by the Governor on 06/25/2019; Chapter 0143 `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-27** I. Section 7 Effective 11/01/2020
- **2019-06-27** II. Remainder Effective 06/25/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7071888a-a452-4a7a-af56-33e020b867a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).