---
type: "Bill"
title: "allowing an optional retirement system allowance to include a subsequent remarriage of a divorced retiree."
description: "allowing an optional retirement system allowance to include a subsequent remarriage of a divorced retiree."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 324"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 324 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lou D'Allesandro"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-12-08"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e45f8035-ab25-4f3d-a1e9-054c96e4b534"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2737&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "c6c426fc25939efec49046e4a17084a8b5aa05854314d80067cef7d8ba887cfb"
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 324 (2018) — allowing an optional retirement system allowance to include a subsequent remarriage of a divorced retiree.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-0090s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-0090s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1753&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Lou D'Allesandro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-08** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-12-14** Hearing: 01/10/2018, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 48
- **2018-01-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0090s, 01/18/2018; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-18** Committee Amendment # 2018-0090s, AA, VV; 01/18/2018; SJ 2
- **2018-01-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-0090s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/18/2018; SJ 2 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 7 P. 50 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** ==ROOM CHANGE== Public Hearing: 03/27/2018 10:00 AM LOB 203
- **2018-03-28** Executive Session: 03/27/2018 LOB 306
- **2018-03-28** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 04/05/2018 (Vote 11-0; CC) HC 13 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/05/2018 HJ 11 P. 4 `passage`
- **2018-04-05** Referred to Finance 04/05/2018 HJ 11 P. 4
- **2018-04-05** Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 46(f) 04/05/2018 HJ 11 P. 16
- **2018-04-18** Enrolled (In recess 04/12/2018); SJ 13
- **2018-04-19** Enrolled 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 2
- **2018-05-31** Signed by the Governor on 05/25/2018; Chapter 0101; Effective 07/24/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e45f8035-ab25-4f3d-a1e9-054c96e4b534`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).