---
type: "Bill"
title: "exempting persons using virtual currency from registering as money transmitters."
description: "exempting persons using virtual currency from registering as money transmitters."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 436"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 436 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52483b2c-2af1-4d25-95d7-94fd673fedd8"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0621&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "785efe9d9941d8fba6585de8056f85b4294ec60ccf44e9b643f0ea29f327dc40"
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 436 (2017) — exempting persons using virtual currency from registering as money transmitters.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-0441h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-0441h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass — **13–10** (pass) · legislature
- OTPA — **185–170** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-12** Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 3 P. 13 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-17** Public Hearing: 01/25/2017 01:15 PM LOB 302
- **2017-01-25** Subcommittee Work Session: 02/01/2017 09:00 AM LOB 303
- **2017-02-02** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/07/2017 01:00 PM LOB 302
- **2017-02-08** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/14/2017 01:30 PM LOB 302
- **2017-02-16** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0441h for 03/08/2017 (Vote 11-9; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-16** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2017-03-08** Amendment # 2017-0441h: AA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 59
- **2017-03-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0441h: MA RC 185-170 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 59 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Hearing: 04/04/2017, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 17
- **2017-04-13** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/20/2017; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Special Order HB 436 to after the C of C Report, Without Objection, MA; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** Ought to Pass: RC 13Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/20/2017; SJ 14 `passage`
- **2017-05-03** Enrolled (In recess 04/27/2017); SJ 16
- **2017-05-03** Enrolled 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 26
- **2017-06-07** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/02/2017; Chapter 70; Eff. 8/1/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52483b2c-2af1-4d25-95d7-94fd673fedd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).