---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to expedited driveway permitting of major entrances for residential use of 20 units or greater and the time frame for approval or denial of permit applications."
description: "relative to expedited driveway permitting of major entrances for residential use of 20 units or greater and the time frame for approval or denial of permit applications."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 153"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 153 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark McConkey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-22"
last_action: "2025-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/964b53a1-1770-4c40-8c9b-6841f4e0cd99"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket.aspx?lsr=1051&sy=2025&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2025"
source_hash: "3770adacc0ecddac7492696604ecadc5cea3a7b6135f2e6cc752ff1a0d9fdb85"
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 153 (2025) — relative to expedited driveway permitting of major entrances for residential use of 20 units or greater and the time frame for approval or denial of permit applications.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2025-0759s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2025&id=2025-0759s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTPA — **293–61** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mark McConkey — primary (person)
- David E Milz — cosponsor (person)
- Joe H. Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Richard R Brown — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-22** Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Hearing: 02/11/2025, Room 101, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 9
- **2025-03-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0759s, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-13** Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0759s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-03-13** Committee Amendment # 2025-0759s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
- **2025-03-19** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-03-28** Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 11 P. 111 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-11** Public Hearing: 04/29/2025 10:00 am LOB 201
- **2025-04-30** Executive Session: 04/29/2025 10:00 am LOB 201
- **2025-04-30** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/29/2025 (Vote 14-2; RC) HC 23 P. 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-08** FLAM # 2025-1876h (NT) (Rep. Milz): AA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 52
- **2025-05-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1876h: MA RC 293-61 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 52 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-15** Sen. Ricciardi Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
- **2025-06-24** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17 `enrolled`
- **2025-06-25** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 26
- **2025-07-08** Signed by the Governor on 07/07/2025; Chapter 0154; Effective 10/05/2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/964b53a1-1770-4c40-8c9b-6841f4e0cd99`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).