---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to food protection services in New Hampshire."
description: "relative to food protection services in New Hampshire."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 491"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 491 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon M Carson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-12-20"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f115a32-60ed-4946-a61e-85f34dd9e549"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2893&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "3627e7a8c451d7058fe6a5223e96b7a2d9046fbd719de0620897dcb4559a450f"
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 491 (2018) — relative to food protection services in New Hampshire.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-2114e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-2114e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1909&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Sharon M Carson — primary (person)
- Mariellen J. MacKay — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Fuller Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Martin N. Bove — cosponsor (person)
- Phyllis M. Katsakiores — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-20** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25** Hearing: 01/30/2018, Room 101, LOB, 02:00 pm; SC 5
- **2018-03-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1104s, 03/21/2018; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Committee Amendment # 2018-1104s, AA, VV; 03/21/2018; SJ 9
- **2018-03-21** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1104s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/21/2018; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Introduced 03/22/2018 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 10 P. 53 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-28** Public Hearing: 04/04/2018 09:00 AM LOB 301-303
- **2018-04-04** Executive Session: 04/04/2018 LOB 303
- **2018-04-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1325h (NT) for 04/12/2018 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 14 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-12** Amendment # 2018-1325h: AA VV 04/12/2018 HJ 12 P. 3
- **2018-04-12** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1325h: MA VV 04/12/2018 HJ 12 P. 3 `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Referred to Finance 04/12/2018 HJ 12 P. 3
- **2018-04-12** Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 46(f) 04/12/2018 HJ 12 P. 26
- **2018-05-02** Sen. Bradley Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-02** President Appoints: Senators Bradley, Avard, Fuller Clark; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-10** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. John T. O'Connor): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. John T. O'Connor, Darrow, Pearl, Bixby 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-16** Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/16/2018, 10:00 am, Room 100, SH
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2046c Filed 05/17/2018; Senate Amendment + New Amendment
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 2046c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2046c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2114e: AA VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-06** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2114e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-11** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-13** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-29** Signed by the Governor on 06/25/2018; Chapter 0323 `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-29** I. Section 28 Effective 06/30/2021
- **2018-06-29** II. Remainder Effective 06/25/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f115a32-60ed-4946-a61e-85f34dd9e549`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).