---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to authorizing petitions to state licensing boards for review of an individual's criminal record concerning disqualification for licensure."
description: "relative to authorizing petitions to state licensing boards for review of an individual's criminal record concerning disqualification for licensure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 589"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 589 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Reagan"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-01-25"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b903f1ce-7ab1-461d-86ce-9ee12b7bbcd3"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2926&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "8b05eafec07d31c703e57a4cbf984c131a7c9e9a07004a0ac38c470f50fdbfa8"
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 589 (2018) — relative to authorizing petitions to state licensing boards for review of an individual's criminal record concerning disqualification for licensure.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-2113e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-2113e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1942&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass — **14–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Reagan — primary (person)
- Carol M. McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Knirk — cosponsor (person)
- John Sytek — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)
- William Gannon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-25** Introduced 01/18/2018 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** Hearing: 02/21/2018, Room 101, LOB, 09:50 am; SC 8
- **2018-03-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/08/2018; SC 10A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-08** Ought to Pass: RC 14Y-9N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/08/2018; SJ 6 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 7 P. 54 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** ==ROOM CHANGE== Public Hearing: 04/04/2018 11:00 AM LOB 306-308
- **2018-04-17** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/24/2018 09:00 AM LOB 306
- **2018-04-25** Executive Session: 04/24/2018 LOB 306
- **2018-04-26** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1671h (NT) for 05/02/2018 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 18 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2018-05-02** Amendment # 2018-1671h: AA VV 05/02/2018
- **2018-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1671h: MA VV 05/02/2018 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Carson Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** President Appoints: Senators Reagan, Carson, Soucy; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. McGuire): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. McGuire, Hoell, Sytek, Gagnon 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/16/2018, 10:15 am, Room 103, SH
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2032c Filed 05/17/2018; As Amended by the House
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 2032c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2032c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2113e: AA VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-06** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2113e 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
- **2018-07-05** Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2018; Chapter 0367; Effective 08/31/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b903f1ce-7ab1-461d-86ce-9ee12b7bbcd3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).