---
type: "Bill"
title: "prohibiting the implanting of subcutaneous identification devices in individuals."
description: "prohibiting the implanting of subcutaneous identification devices in individuals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1372"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1372 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Neal M. Kurk"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-11-06"
last_action: "2018-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46c9c0f1-f787-40e0-912b-2c401ff6f0b3"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2551&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "9486fb8b78fbf5f3f79d415201ff9c5c38d8d9853bbf9332d1078390175a89fe"
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 1372 (2018) — prohibiting the implanting of subcutaneous identification devices in individuals.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1734s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1734s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1558&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Neal M. Kurk — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-06** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 8 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** Public Hearing: 01/30/2018 10:30 AM LOB 204
- **2018-02-01** Subcommittee Work Session: 02/06/2018 09:00 AM LOB 203
- **2018-02-07** Subcommittee Work Session: 02/13/2018 02:00 PM LOB 204
- **2018-02-27** Executive Session: 02/20/2018 LOB 204
- **2018-02-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0453h for 03/06/2018 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 9 P. 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-06** Amendment # 2018-0453h: AA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 21
- **2018-03-06** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0453h: MA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 21 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** Hearing: 04/17/2018, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 17
- **2018-04-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1734s, 05/02/2018; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-02** Committee Amendment # 2018-1734s, AA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1734s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/02/2018; SJ 15 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1734s (Rep. Welch): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-29** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-29** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-18** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/12/2018; Chapter 245; Eff. 1/1/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46c9c0f1-f787-40e0-912b-2c401ff6f0b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).