---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the definition of \"way\" in driving or operating under the influence of drugs or liquor."
description: "relative to the definition of \"way\" in driving or operating under the influence of drugs or liquor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 182"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 182 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Regina Birdsell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d38a3d6d-e383-4a7a-a59c-3635e7fb7c3c"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0836&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "fb07406ee26c46a0f2aa74220cd00b2cde40028d33b76f9d4581bae5d604e789"
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 182 (2023) — relative to the definition of "way" in driving or operating under the influence of drugs or liquor.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-0832s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-0832s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Regina Birdsell — primary (person)
- David E. Milz — cosponsor (person)
- Jodi L Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M. Carson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** Introduced 01/19/2023 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Hearing: 02/07/2023, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 9
- **2023-03-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0832s, 03/16/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-16** Committee Amendment # 2023-0832s, AA, VV; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
- **2023-03-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0832s, 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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Public Hearing: 03/29/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-03-21** Executive Session: 03/30/2023 09:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-04-13** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/30/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-04** Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-31** Enrolled (in recess of) 04/18/2023
- **2023-05-31** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/18/2023); SJ 16 `enrolled`
- **2023-06-08** Signed by the Governor on 06/07/2023; Chapter 0076; Effective 01/01/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d38a3d6d-e383-4a7a-a59c-3635e7fb7c3c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).