---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to local authority for granting driveway permits."
description: "relative to local authority for granting driveway permits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 296"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 296 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thomas C. Walsh"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6a7250a-8d32-4a8c-a6e1-06431b9f4769"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0510&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "82205dcacbac28f91bec9409b8f3845758f187f8ce7e867cd563220bcd5e2f85"
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 296 (2023) — relative to local authority for granting driveway permits.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-1316s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-1316s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Thomas C. Walsh — primary (person)
- Carol M. McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory G. Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Steven D. Smith — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 3 P. 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11** Public Hearing: 01/25/2023 03:00 pm LOB 201-203
- **2023-02-23** Executive Session: 03/06/2023 09:00 am LOB 201-203
- **2023-03-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0743h 03/06/2023 (Vote 17-0; cc) HC 15 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-16** Amendment # 2023-0743h: AA VV 03/16/2023 HJ 9 P. 22
- **2023-03-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0743h: MA VV 03/16/2023 HJ 9 P. 22 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-21** Introduced 03/16/2023 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 11 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Hearing: 03/28/2023, Room 103, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 15
- **2023-04-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1316s, 04/13/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-04-13** Committee Amendment # 2023-1316s, AA, VV; 04/13/2023; SJ 13
- **2023-04-13** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1316s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/13/2023; SJ 13 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-1316s (Rep. McConkey): MA VV 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 3
- **2023-07-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-07-19** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
- **2023-08-09** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/04/2023; Chapter 187; eff: 10/03/2023 HJ 17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6a7250a-8d32-4a8c-a6e1-06431b9f4769`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).