---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a commission to study barriers to increased density of residential development in New Hampshire."
description: "establishing a commission to study barriers to increased density of residential development in New Hampshire."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 47"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 47 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rebecca Perkins Kwoka"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f6c035c-0eb6-4aa0-8f54-6b565b3f4c1f"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0984&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "1c81f7b6990d9f7aea8aae3a2bfef11631c33c9bb19d636d08632ac014989f55"
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 47 (2023) — establishing a commission to study barriers to increased density of residential development in New Hampshire.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-1970h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-1970h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — primary (person)
- Charlotte I. DiLorenzo — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- David John Preece — cosponsor (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Ellen D. Read — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca G. Whitley — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon E. Chandley — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced 01/05/2023 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12** Hearing: 01/17/2023, Room 103, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 6
- **2023-01-17** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0056s, 01/19/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6A `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-01-19** Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 01/19/2023; SJ 4
- **2023-01-19** Sen. Perkins Kwoka Moved to Remove SB 47 from the Consent Calendar; 01/19/2023; SJ 4
- **2023-01-19** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0056s, 01/26/2023; SC 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-01-26** Sen. Perkins Kwoka Floor Amendment # 2023-0123s, AA, VV; 01/26/2023; SJ 5
- **2023-01-26** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0123s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/26/2023; SJ 5 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-20** Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Municipal and County Government `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04** Committee Amendment # 2023-0056s, AF, VV; 01/26/2023; SJ 5
- **2023-04-11** Public Hearing: 04/20/2023 02:00 pm LOB 301-303
- **2023-04-25** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 05/10/2023 10:30 am LOB 301-303
- **2023-05-10** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 05/24/2023 10:00 am LOB 301-303
- **2023-05-31** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1970h 05/24/2023 (Vote 18-2; CC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-08** Amendment # 2023-1970h: AA VV 06/08/2023 HJ 15 P. 10
- **2023-06-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1970h: MA VV 06/08/2023 HJ 15 P. 10 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 06/15/2023; SJ 19
- **2023-06-15** President Appoints: Senators Gray, Murphy, Perkins Kwoka; 06/15/2023; SJ 19
- **2023-06-15** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. L. Turcotte): MA VV 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 11
- **2023-06-15** Speaker Appoints: Reps. L. Turcotte, Pauer, Lascelles, Maggiore 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 11
- **2023-06-20** Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/20/2023, 9:00 a.m., Room 103, 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/7f6c035c-0eb6-4aa0-8f54-6b565b3f4c1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).