---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to an expedited track for certain applications to the site evaluation committee."
description: "relative to an expedited track for certain applications to the site evaluation committee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 451"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 451 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David H. Watters"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-12"
last_action: "2024-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d7a8134-a48b-462d-9ec8-35490c6ff3d8"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3011&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "b7eae8622d4f82985fedb664456a04af0ae1e25e6ee5c123c93a1e72d8d00553"
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 451 (2024) — relative to an expedited track for certain applications to the site evaluation committee.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-1676h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-1676h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2102&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- David H. Watters — primary (person)
- Debra Altschiller — cosponsor (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Donovan Fenton — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Kat McGhee — cosponsor (person)
- Keith R. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Vose — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon E. Chandley — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas H Cormen — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Lang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-12** To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-18** Hearing: 01/23/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 4
- **2024-02-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0665s, 02/21/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** Committee Amendment # 2024-0665s, AA, VV; 02/21/2024; SJ 5
- **2024-02-20** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0665s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/21/2024; SJ 5 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-02-29** Introduced (in recess of) 02/22/2024 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 6 P. 139 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Public Hearing: 03/25/2024 10:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2024-04-05** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/15/2024 02:00 pm LOB 302-304
- **2024-04-24** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 04/29/2024 10:30 am LOB 302-304
- **2024-04-24** Full committee Work Session: 04/29/2024 09:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2024-05-01** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1676h 04/29/2024 (Vote 19-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-09** Amendment # 2024-1676h: AA VV 05/09/2024 HJ 13 P. 5
- **2024-05-09** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1676h: MA VV 05/09/2024 HJ 13 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Avard Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-07-11** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 51
- **2024-07-30** Signed by the Governor on 07/26/2024; Chapter 0295; Effective 07/26/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d7a8134-a48b-462d-9ec8-35490c6ff3d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).