---
type: "Bill"
title: "prohibiting the suspension of civil liberties during a state of emergency."
description: "prohibiting the suspension of civil liberties during a state of emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 440"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 440 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Kofalt"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-10"
last_action: "2022-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb05316b-777b-4507-815a-4a0b5f15e899"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0658&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "0385b47a63d2a262ae7a08061892c8b407aefced9b023899ce99216b3ff9995f"
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 440 (2022) — prohibiting the suspension of civil liberties during a state of emergency.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-1105E** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1105E&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=593&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Floor Amendment 2311s — **14–10** (pass) · upper
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **14–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jim Kofalt — primary (person)
- Keith M. Ammon — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Homola — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-10** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Judiciary HJ 2 P. 48 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** Public Hearing: 02/26/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/91679735236 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-02** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/02/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95501229688
- **2021-03-10** Executive Session: 03/10/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95164452682
- **2021-03-22** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0486h (Vote 11-10; RC) HC 18 P. 53 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2021-04-09** Amendment # 2021-0486h: AA VV 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 2
- **2021-04-09** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0486h: MA RC 192-178 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 2 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Introduced 04/08/2021 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06** Remote Hearing: 05/11/2021, 02:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 23
- **2021-05-25** Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/27/2021; SC 25A
- **2021-05-27** Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
- **2021-12-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-2293s, 01/05/2022; SC 49 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-05** Committee Amendment # 2021-2293s, AF, VV; 01/05/2022; SJ 1
- **2022-01-05** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2021-2311s, RC 14Y-10N, AA; 01/05/2022; SJ 1
- **2022-01-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-2311s, RC 14Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 01/05/2022; SJ 1 `passage`
- **2022-03-12** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. Gordon): MA VV HJ 5
- **2022-03-18** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-1105e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 03/17/2022); SJ 6
- **2022-03-18** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-1105EBA: AA VV (in recess of) 03/17/2022 HJ 8
- **2022-03-24** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/24/2022); SJ 7
- **2022-03-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 03/17/2022
- **2022-04-04** Signed by Governor Sununu 04/04/2022; Chapter 11; 04/04/2022 HJ 9 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb05316b-777b-4507-815a-4a0b5f15e899`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).