---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to mediation for certain child support arrearages."
description: "relative to mediation for certain child support arrearages."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 496"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 496 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon M Carson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-12-20"
last_action: "2018-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b92ca52-3f0a-4c7a-a4bd-fa436009285d"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3006&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "1986357dfa0a2d8a7a460412a499d67b7f64c62c00ec0e1b760168477ab219b4"
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 496 (2018) — relative to mediation for certain child support arrearages.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1259h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1259h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2022&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Sharon M Carson — primary (person)
- Bette R Lasky — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Janet G. Wall — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Rice — cosponsor (person)
- Mariellen J. MacKay — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Renny Cushing — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-20** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-05** Hearing: 01/16/2018, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 2A
- **2018-01-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0301s, 02/01/2018; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-01** Sen. Carson Moved to Remove SB 496-FN from the Consent Calendar; 02/01/2018; SJ 3
- **2018-02-01** Committee Amendment # 2018-0301s, AA, VV; 02/01/2018; SJ 3
- **2018-02-01** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2018-0419s, AA, VV; 02/01/2018; SJ 3
- **2018-02-01** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2018-0301s and 2018-0419s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/01/2018; SJ 3 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 7 P. 52 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Public Hearing: 03/27/2018 01:00 PM LOB 206
- **2018-04-11** Executive Session: 04/10/2018 LOB 206
- **2018-04-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1259h for 04/19/2018 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 15 P. 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-19** Amendment # 2018-1259h: AA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 3
- **2018-04-19** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1259h: MA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 3 `passage`
- **2018-05-02** Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-15** Enrolled (In recess 05/10/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-05-15** Enrolled 05/10/2018
- **2018-06-14** Signed by the Governor on 06/08/2018; Chapter 0230; Effective 06/08/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b92ca52-3f0a-4c7a-a4bd-fa436009285d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).