---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to permitting dogs in outdoor dining areas of restaurants."
description: "relative to permitting dogs in outdoor dining areas of restaurants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 17"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 17 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Regina Birdsell"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2022-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6e0be01-40ab-4c40-a1ff-810d23294433"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0327&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "1da67d14fcfb518d1ebddbe0cd10839b3aabf52d500ae011f95eb3be6624fcdf"
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 17 (2022) — relative to permitting dogs in outdoor dining areas of restaurants.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-2187h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2021-2187h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=331&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Regina Birdsell — primary (person)
- Bill Gannon — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin J. Cavanaugh — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Sherman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** To Be Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 2 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-07** Remote Hearing: 01/11/2021, 01:10 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 6
- **2021-01-19** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0024s, 02/04/2021; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-04** Sen. Bradley Moved to Special Order to 02/11/2021, RC 24Y-0N, MA; 02/04/2021; SJ 3
- **2021-02-11** Committee Amendment # 2021-0024s, RC 24Y-0N, AA; 02/11/2021; SJ 4
- **2021-02-11** Sen. Sherman Floor Amendment # 2021-0322s, RC 24Y-0N, AA; 02/11/2021; SJ 4
- **2021-02-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0024s, 02/11/2021; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-11** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2021-0024s, and 2021-0322s, RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/11/2021; SJ 4 `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 4 P. 48 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Public Hearing: 03/23/2021 09:45 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/97167243328 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-05** Executive Session: 05/13/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/93883325643
- **2021-05-24** Retained in Committee
- **2021-08-17** Subcommittee Work Session: 09/08/2021 11:30 am LOB 302-304
- **2021-10-06** Subcommittee Work Session: 10/13/2021 09:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2021-10-26** Executive Session: 10/26/2021 10:00 a.m. LOB306-308
- **2021-11-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-2187h NT NT 10/29/2021 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 48 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-10** Amendment # 2021-2187h (NT): AA VV 01/05/2022 HJ 1
- **2022-01-10** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-2187h: MA VV 01/05/2022 HJ 1 `passage`
- **2022-02-03** Sen. French Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 02/03/2022; SJ 2
- **2022-02-15** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 02/03/2022); SJ 3
- **2022-02-15** Enrolled 02/15/22
- **2022-03-03** Signed by the Governor on 02/23/2022; Chapter 0003; Effective 04/24/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6e0be01-40ab-4c40-a1ff-810d23294433`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).