---
type: "Bill"
title: "requiring background checks for access to Internal Revenue Service federal tax information."
description: "requiring background checks for access to Internal Revenue Service federal tax information."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 406"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 406 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Reagan"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-12-12"
last_action: "2018-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7822e8c5-58a8-411a-bf93-179cbe4106f1"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2817&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "d2491d12f9f01f24d4b32304245868a7495ccae035347d532dc4efc6225b4fb7"
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 406 (2018) — requiring background checks for access to Internal Revenue Service federal tax information.

## Version chain

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

1. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1833&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- John Reagan — primary (person)
- Carol M. McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-12** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-18** Hearing: 01/24/2018, Room 100, SH, 09:20 AM; SC 4
- **2018-02-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/22/2018; SC 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-22** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/22/2018; SJ 5 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 7 P. 51 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Public Hearing: 03/20/2018 11:00 AM LOB 306
- **2018-03-20** Executive Session: 03/20/2018 LOB 306
- **2018-03-21** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 04/05/2018 (Vote 12-1; CC) HC 13 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/05/2018 HJ 11 P. 5 `passage`
- **2018-04-05** Referred to Finance 04/05/2018 HJ 11 P. 5
- **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
- **2018-05-17** Signed by the Governor on 05/15/2018; Chapter 0052; Effective 01/01/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7822e8c5-58a8-411a-bf93-179cbe4106f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).