---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the expectation of privacy."
description: "relative to the expectation of privacy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 255"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 255 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon M. Carson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2024-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf50c6f9-c964-47f9-bcfe-78a97e0c2da5"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0857&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "2787e9c063968dcdfe0b9220f465cf73982b0ec6fb7b3fb1e8746f9f157c498d"
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 255 (2024) — relative to the expectation of privacy.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-0601e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-0601e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Sharon M. Carson — primary (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- David J. Luneau — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Ricciardi — cosponsor (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Jess Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon E. Chandley — cosponsor (person)
- Tim S McGough — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24** Introduced 01/19/2023 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Hearing: 02/14/2023, Room 100, SH, 02:30 pm; SC 10
- **2023-03-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0835s, 03/16/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Sen. Carson Moved to Remove SB 255 from the Consent Calendar; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
- **2023-03-16** Committee Amendment # 2023-0835s, AA, VV; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
- **2023-03-16** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2023-0935s; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
- **2023-03-16** Sen. Carson Withdraws Floor Amendment # 2023-0935s; 03/16/2023; SJ 10 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-03-16** Sen. Carson Moved Reconsideration on Committee Amendment 2023-0835, MA, VV; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
- **2023-03-16** Committee Amendment # 2023-0835s, AF, VV; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
- **2023-03-16** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2023-0935s, AA, VV; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
- **2023-03-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0935s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/16/2023; SJ 10 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-21** Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Public Hearing: 04/19/2023 10:00 am LOB 206-208
- **2023-04-11** Executive Session: 05/03/2023 09:00 am LOB 206-208
- **2023-05-22** Retained in Committee
- **2023-05-22** Full Committee Work Session: 06/07/2023 10:00 am LOB 206-208
- **2023-09-11** ==RESCHEDULED== Subcommittee Work Session: 10/10/2023 10:00 am LOB 206-208 HC 37
- **2023-09-22** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 11/15/2023 10:00 am LOB 206-208 HC 39
- **2023-09-22** Full Committee Work Session: 11/08/2023 10:00 am LOB 206-208 HC 39
- **2023-09-26** Executive Session: 11/08/2023 11:00 am LOB 206-208 HC 39
- **2023-10-12** Subcommittee Work Session: 10/24/2023 10:00 am LOB 206-208 HC 41
- **2023-10-25** Subcommittee Work Session: 11/08/2023 09:45 am LOB 206-208 HC 43
- **2023-11-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-2420h 11/08/2023 (Vote 17-3; RC) HC 49 P. 41 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-04** Amendment # 2023-2420h: AA VV 01/04/2024 HJ 2 P. 26
- **2024-01-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-2420h: MA VV 01/04/2024 HJ 2 P. 28 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-01-18** Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 01/18/2024; SJ 2
- **2024-02-13** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-0601e: AA VV (in recess of) 02/08/2024 HJ 4 P. 47
- **2024-02-13** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-0601e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 02/08/2024); SJ 4 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-16** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 02/15/2024); SJ 5 `enrolled`
- **2024-02-16** Enrolled (in recess of) 02/15/2024 HJ 5 P. 74
- **2024-03-07** Signed by the Governor on 03/06/2024; Chapter 0005; Effective 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/bf50c6f9-c964-47f9-bcfe-78a97e0c2da5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).