---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to penalties for the negligent or reckless operation of boats."
description: "relative to penalties for the negligent or reckless operation of boats."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1366"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1366 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-06"
last_action: "2024-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21efdeae-9a09-4be2-9b2e-cac317e99412"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2321&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "0e894f46b2e4d6d25b4ca960096876b9222eed205d51e502b1804b2ec6bdc958"
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 1366 (2024) — relative to penalties for the negligent or reckless operation of boats.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-0111h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-0111h&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-06** Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 17 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-05** Public Hearing: 01/10/2024 11:30 am LOB 202-204
- **2024-01-11** Executive Session: 01/19/2024 02:00 pm LOB 202-204
- **2024-02-14** Executive Session: 02/23/2024 09:30 am LOB 202-204
- **2024-02-28** Executive Session: 03/13/2024 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2024-03-20** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0111h 03/13/2024 (Vote 20-0; RC) HC 12 P. 21 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-28** Amendment # 2024-0111h: AA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 100
- **2024-03-28** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0111h: MA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 100 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-02** Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 8 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-10** Hearing: 04/16/2024, Room 101, LOB, 01:10 pm; SC 15
- **2024-05-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/16/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-09** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2024; SJ 12 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-06-19** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-06-19** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 43
- **2024-07-22** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/03/2024; Chapter 132; eff. 01/01/2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21efdeae-9a09-4be2-9b2e-cac317e99412`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).