---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to public exposure of deceased human bodies."
description: "relative to public exposure of deceased human bodies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1320"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1320 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jerry L. Knirk"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-20"
last_action: "2022-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18dd7f0b-78ee-4f87-9534-1bdd012c8ab1"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2176&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "05d3a145202ef4987d91a49c3f0a5dc3a28fbf0102bf6c19776aeff806d3c867"
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 1320 (2022) — relative to public exposure of deceased human bodies.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-1522s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1522s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Jerry L. Knirk — primary (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Kristina M. Schultz — cosponsor (person)
- Peter W. Bixby — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne J. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Vail — cosponsor (person)
- William M. Marsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-20** Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-12** Public Hearing: 01/24/2022 09:30 am LOB 210-211
- **2022-02-19** Executive Session: 01/24/2022 09:30 am LOB 210-211
- **2022-02-19** Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 20-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-11** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/10/2022 HJ 5 `passage`
- **2022-03-15** Introduced 02/24/2022 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17** Hearing: 03/23/2022, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 12
- **2022-04-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1522s, 04/21/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 16 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-21** Committee Amendment # 2022-1522s, AA, VV; 04/21/2022; SJ 9
- **2022-04-21** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1522s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/21/2022; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2022-05-13** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. M. Pearson): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-06-06** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-07** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-22** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/17/2022; Chapter 192; eff. 08/16/2022 HJ 14 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/18dd7f0b-78ee-4f87-9534-1bdd012c8ab1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).