---
type: "Bill"
title: "limiting amendments to warrant articles."
description: "limiting amendments to warrant articles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 506"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 506 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob J. Giuda"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-12-20"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bf4f628-250b-4944-a432-a6f7a83379a9"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2884&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "d719bb33abc4ee94a4397fa45f6703dc96b30fa479969ff1cedf2ff068aadc62"
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 506 (2018) — limiting amendments to warrant articles.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1300h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1300h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1900&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Bob J. Giuda — primary (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Gene G. Chandler — cosponsor (person)
- Harold F. French — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Kahn — cosponsor (person)
- John Reagan — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen F. Souza — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth L. Weyler — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Richard W. Hinch — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)
- William Gannon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-20** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Public and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-09** Hearing: 01/24/2018, Room 102, LOB, 10:20 am; SC 3
- **2018-02-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0818s, 03/08/2018; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-08** Committee Amendment # 2018-0818s, AA, VV; 03/08/2018; SJ 6
- **2018-03-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-0818s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/08/2018; SJ 6 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 7 P. 53 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Public Hearing: 03/27/2018 10:20 AM LOB 301
- **2018-04-11** Executive Session: 04/11/2018 LOB 301
- **2018-04-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1300h for 04/19/2018 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 15 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-19** Amendment # 2018-1300h: AA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 11
- **2018-04-19** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1300h: MA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 11 `passage`
- **2018-05-02** Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-02** President Appoints: Senators Gray, Giuda, Kahn; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-10** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. J. Belanger): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Matthews, Treleaven, Sterling, J. Belanger 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Conferee Change: Rep. J. Graham Replaces Rep. J. Belanger 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Conferee Change: Rep. Hinch Replaces Rep. Sterling 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-15** Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/15/2018, 01:30 pm, Room 103, LOB
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2010c Filed 05/17/2018; As Amended by the House
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 2010c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2010c, 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 0325; 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/5bf4f628-250b-4944-a432-a6f7a83379a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).