---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to legislative ethics guidelines."
description: "relative to legislative ethics guidelines."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 343"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 343 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon M Carson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-12-08"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04df1246-a5e6-4a7c-99a2-cfa1392d1e50"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3010&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "8fe0aa126642e2585425f39e903755815d8eb25ebf0c34ca6cd2f26d686cba30"
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 343 (2018) — relative to legislative ethics guidelines.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1424h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1424h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2026&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Sen. Kahn Floor Amendment 1191s — **11–10** (pass) · upper
- Ought to Pass with Amendment — **12–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sharon M Carson — primary (person)
- Bob J. Giuda — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Gary L. Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- Janet G. Wall — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Richard W. Hinch — cosponsor (person)
- Sherman A. Packard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-08** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Rules and Enrolled Bills; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-12-27** Hearing: 01/11/2018, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 48
- **2018-03-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/21/2018; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Special Order to 03/22/2018, Without Objection, MA; 03/21/2018 SJ 9
- **2018-03-21** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/22/2018; `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Special Order to after the addendum, Without Objection, MA; 03/22/2018; SJ 10
- **2018-03-22** Sen. Kahn Floor Amendment # 2018-1191s, RC 11Y-10N, AA; 03/22/2018; SJ 10
- **2018-03-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1191s, RC 12Y-9N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/22/2018; SJ 10 `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Sen. Kahn Offered Floor Amendment # 2018-1191s; 03/22/2018; SJ 10
- **2018-03-27** Introduced 03/22/2018 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 10 P. 52 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** Public Hearing: 04/10/2018 10:30 AM LOB 104
- **2018-04-04** Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2018-1335h: 04/10/2018 10:45 AM LOB 104
- **2018-04-16** Executive Session: 04/10/2018 LOB 104
- **2018-04-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1424h for 04/26/2018 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 16 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Amendment # 2018-1424h: AA VV 04/26/2018
- **2018-04-26** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1424h: MA VV 04/26/2018 `passage`
- **2018-05-02** Sen. Avard Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-02** President Appoints: Senators Carson, Avard, Soucy; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-10** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Hinch): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Packard, Hinch, Hoelzel, Shurtleff 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-16** Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/16/2018, 08:30 am, Room 103, SH
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2024c Filed 05/17/2018; House Amendment + New Amendment
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 2024c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2024c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-06-04** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-29** Signed by the Governor on 06/25/2018; Chapter 0314; Effective 08/24/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04df1246-a5e6-4a7c-99a2-cfa1392d1e50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).