---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the use of game cameras and relative to penalties for controlled drug violations."
description: "relative to the use of game cameras and relative to penalties for controlled drug violations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 14"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 14 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David H. Watters"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-05"
last_action: "2023-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63bd4848-bf30-4a0d-8567-0d7670272eed"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0696&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "4b1e054853cdc859927c78e6928b6c92da48ccb0d7b8a0da79e2ff94ee6a7283"
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 14 (2023) — relative to the use of game cameras and relative to penalties for controlled drug violations.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-2074h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2074h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- David H. Watters — primary (person)
- Carrie L. Gendreau — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey P. Goley — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-05** Introduced 01/05/2023 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-06** Hearing: 01/10/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 5
- **2023-01-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/19/2023; SC 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-01-19** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/19/2023; SJ 4 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-20** Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-24** Public Hearing: 04/04/2023 10:45 am LOB 305-307
- **2023-04-11** Executive Session: 04/25/2023 10:00 am LOB 305-307
- **2023-04-26** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/25/2023 (Vote 10-9; RC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-04-26** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2023-05-04** FLAM # 2023-1520h (Rep. Goley): AA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 34
- **2023-05-04** Lay SB14 on Table (Rep. Hynes): MF DV 46-321 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 35 `deferral`
- **2023-05-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1520h: MA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 35 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-04** Referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 35 `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-08** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 05/17/2023 11:30 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-05-08** Public Hearing: 05/17/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-05-25** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 05/31/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-05-31** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-2074h (NT) 05/31/2023 (Vote 17-1; CC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-08** Amendment # 2023-2074h: AA VV 06/08/2023 HJ 15 P. 5
- **2023-06-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-2074h: MA VV 06/08/2023 HJ 15 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** Sen. Avard Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 06/15/2023; SJ 19
- **2023-06-15** President Appoints: Senators Avard, Pearl, Watters; 06/15/2023; SJ 19
- **2023-06-15** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Reps. Spillane, Roy): MA VV 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 11
- **2023-06-15** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Spillane, Goley, Roy, Harriott-Gathright 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 11
- **2023-06-21** Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/21/2023, 1:00 p.m., Room 100, SH
- **2023-06-27** Conference Committee Report; Not Signed Off; HJ 16 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63bd4848-bf30-4a0d-8567-0d7670272eed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).