republic-os/legislation/us/states/nh/2024/hb-318.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to magistrates, bail commissioners, the standards applicable to and the administration of bail, and making appropriations."
description: "relative to magistrates, bail commissioners, the standards applicable to and the administration of bail, and making appropriations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 318"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 318 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob J. Lynn"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2024-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b6418d2-0668-4901-b489-692526d1bdeb"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0431&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "fed33f28148ac23b9e2493cb21d763b3fb8e2993d0d835dcbb48078a33fb484b"
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 HB 318 (2024) — relative to magistrates, bail commissioners, the standards applicable to and the administration of bail, and making appropriations.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-2178s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-2178s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **22–1** (pass) · upper
- Floor Amendment — **10–13** (fail) · upper
- Conference Committee Report — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bob J. Lynn — primary (person)
- Joe H. Alexander — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 11 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** Public Hearing: 01/26/2023 09:00 am SH Reps Hall
- **2023-01-24** Executive Session: 02/03/2023 09:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-02-15** Retained in Committee
- **2023-08-22** Subcommittee Work Session: 09/14/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-08-22** Subcommittee Work Session: 09/15/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-08-24** Subcommittee Work Session: 09/21/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-08-24** Subcommittee Work Session: 09/22/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-09-06** ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 09/28/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204 HC 36
- **2023-09-06** Subcommittee Work Session: 09/29/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204 HC 36
- **2023-09-13** Subcommittee Work Session: 10/05/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204 HC 37
- **2023-09-13** Subcommittee Work Session: 10/12/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204 HC 37
- **2023-09-13** ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 10/13/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204 HC 37
- **2023-09-14** Subcommittee Work Session: 10/06/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204 HC 37
- **2023-10-12** Subcommittee Work Session: 10/19/2023 10:00 am LOB 209 HC 41
- **2023-10-12** Subcommittee Work Session: 10/20/2023 10:00 am LOB 209 HC 41
- **2023-10-12** ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 10/27/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204 HC 41
- **2023-10-12** Subcommittee Work Session: 11/02/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204 HC 41
- **2023-10-12** Subcommittee Work Session: 11/03/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204 HC 41
- **2023-10-16** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 11/09/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204 HC 42
- **2023-11-03** Executive Session: 11/15/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204 HC 45
- **2023-11-03** Subcommittee Work Session: 11/14/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204 HC 45
- **2023-11-03** Subcommittee Work Session: 11/08/2023 01:00 pm LOB 202-204 HC 45
- **2023-11-17** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-2460h (NT) 11/15/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 49 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-03** Amendment # 2023-2460h: AA VV 01/03/2024 HJ 1 P. 38
- **2024-01-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-2460h: MA VV 01/03/2024 HJ 1 P. 38 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-01-03** Referred to Finance 01/03/2024 HJ 1 P. 40 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-09** Division I Work Session: 01/16/2024 10:30 am LOB 212
- **2024-02-21** Division I Work Session: 03/06/2024 10:15 am LOB 212
- **2024-03-14** Division Work Session: 03/20/2024 11:20 am LOB 212
- **2024-03-21** Division Work Session: 03/27/2024 10:00 am LOB 212
- **2024-03-27** Division Work Session: 04/01/2024 01:00 pm LOB 212
- **2024-03-27** Executive Session: 04/02/2024 11:30 am LOB 210-211
- **2024-04-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1404h (NT) 04/03/2024 (Vote 24-1; RC) HC 14 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-11** Amendment # 2024-1404h (NT): AA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 10
- **2024-04-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1404h: MA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 16 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-16** Introduced 04/11/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-18** Hearing: 04/24/2024, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 16
- **2024-05-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1872s, 05/16/2024, Vote 5-0; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-16** Special Order to 05/16/2024, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2024 SJ 12
- **2024-05-16** Committee Amendment # 2024-1872s, AA, VV; 05/16/2024; SJ 13
- **2024-05-16** Sen. Chandley Floor Amendment # 2024-1998s, RC 10Y-13N, AF; 05/16/2024; SJ 13
- **2024-05-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1872s, RC 22Y-1N, MA; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/16/2024; SJ 13 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-21** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-2096s, 05/22/2024, Vote 6-1; SC 20A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-22** Special Order to 05/23/2024, Without Objection, MA; 05/22/2024 SJ 14
- **2024-05-23** Special Order to after HB 1410, Without Objection, MA; 05/23/2024; SJ 14
- **2024-05-23** Committee Amendment # 2024-2096s, AA, VV; 05/23/2024; SJ 15
- **2024-05-23** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2024-2178s, AA, VV; 05/23/2024; SJ 15
- **2024-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2024-2096s and 2024-2178s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/23/2024; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-29** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-2096s and 2024-2178s and Requests CofC (Reps. Roy, Harriott-Gathright, A. Murray, Rhodes): MA VV 05/29/2024 HJ 14 P. 179
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Carson Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** President Appoints: Senators Carson, Bradley, Soucy; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-06-05** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/05/2024 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2024-06-06** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/06/2024 01:00 pm LOB 206-208
- **2024-06-06** Conferee Change: Rep. S. Smith Replaces Rep. Harriott-Gathright 06/06/2024 HJ 15 P. 35
- **2024-06-07** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2024-2303c; 06/13/2024
- **2024-06-12** Conference Committee Report # 2024-2303c; RC 24Y-0N, Adopted; 06/13/2024; SJ 17
- **2024-06-13** Conference Committee Report 2024-2303c: Adopted, VV 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 17
- **2024-07-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-23** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 56
- **2024-08-07** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/01/2024; Chapter 317; I. Sec 2 eff 11/1/24 II Rem eff 8/2/24 HJ 16 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b6418d2-0668-4901-b489-692526d1bdeb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).