---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the use of restraints on pregnant women in the custody of a state or county correctional facility."
description: "relative to the use of restraints on pregnant women in the custody of a state or county correctional facility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 393"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 393 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rebecca G. Whitley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-12-23"
last_action: "2022-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3666b444-bcf9-4129-ae9b-646711b0d20c"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3045&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "7919877ce5d2b0a2601c8ea757a1277b18083f8ac584e0e264025e2f592bb571"
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 393 (2022) — relative to the use of restraints on pregnant women in the custody of a state or county correctional facility.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-1654h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1654h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Rebecca G. Whitley — primary (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Kahn — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Jane Wallner — cosponsor (person)
- Mel Myler — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)
- Safiya Wazir — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M Prentiss — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Sherman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-23** To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-06** Hearing: 01/18/2022, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 2
- **2022-01-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0327s, 02/03/2022; SC 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-03** Committee Amendment # 2022-0327s, AA, VV; 02/03/2022; SJ 2
- **2022-02-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0327s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/03/2022; SJ 2 `passage`
- **2022-03-23** Introduced 03/17/2022 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30** Public Hearing: 04/06/2022 11:30 am LOB 202-204
- **2022-04-19** Executive Session: 04/06/2022 11:30 am LOB 202-204
- **2022-04-19** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1654h (Vote 20-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-04** Amendment # 1654h: AA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
- **2022-05-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1654h: MA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
- **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 the Governor on 06/17/2022; Chapter 0229; Effective 08/16/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3666b444-bcf9-4129-ae9b-646711b0d20c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).