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---
type: "Bill"
title: "amending the procedure for issuing a summons instead of an arrest."
description: "amending the procedure for issuing a summons instead of an arrest."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 38"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 38 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill M. Gannon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-06"
last_action: "2023-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0238eb6c-4ec3-4418-a00c-eb8ca3be67ef"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0912&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "a7f024e801be6c656285056dcb1cfdb0fd49a5aec0aa509c4a6b8967224d7dc6"
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 38 (2023) — amending the procedure for issuing a summons instead of an arrest.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment #2023-0580s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-0580s&txtFormat=amend)
## Sponsors
- Bill M. Gannon — primary (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Keith R. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Mark A. Pearson — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M. Carson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-06** Introduced 01/05/2023 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-06** Hearing: 01/10/2023, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 5
- **2023-02-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0580s, 02/22/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-22** Committee Amendment # 2023-0580s, AA, VV; 02/22/2023; SJ 8
- **2023-02-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0580s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/22/2023; SJ 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-20** 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 09:30 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. 3 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-23** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/18/2023 HJ 14
- **2023-05-23** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/18/2023); SJ 16 `enrolled`
- **2023-06-02** Signed by the Governor on 06/01/2023; Chapter 0054; Effective 07/31/2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0238eb6c-4ec3-4418-a00c-eb8ca3be67ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).