---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the law governing alimony."
description: "relative to the law governing alimony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 71"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 71 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-18"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4c5ddf7-713d-40fb-a3b6-fae533260b55"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0822&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "77dd7a99f41ef4ce25241f34218b2c46c6f491d069871c02158ad7fbbb384434"
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 71 (2018) — relative to the law governing alimony.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-2518h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2017-2518h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=795&txtFormat=html)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-18** Introduced 01/05/2017 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Hearing: 02/21/2017, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 11
- **2017-03-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0767s, 03/16/2017; SC 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-16** Committee Amendment # 2017-0767s, AA, VV; 03/16/2017; SJ 9
- **2017-03-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-0767s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/16/2017; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2017-03-21** Introduced 03/09/2017 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 10 P. 76 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28** Public Hearing: 04/04/2017 11:00 AM LOB 206
- **2017-04-04** Executive Session: 04/11/2017 11:00 AM LOB 206
- **2017-04-11** Retained in Committee
- **2017-05-03** Retained Bill Subcommittee Work Session: 05/17/2017 10:00 AM LOB 206
- **2017-05-17** Retained Bill Subcommittee Work Session: 06/06/2017 01:30 PM LOB 206
- **2017-06-07** Retained Bill Subcommittee Work Session: 09/12/2017 01:30 PM LOB 206
- **2017-09-19** Retained Bill Subcommittee Work Session: 10/24/2017 01:00 PM LOB 206
- **2017-10-25** Executive Session: 11/09/2017 10:00 AM LOB 206
- **2017-11-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-2518h for 01/03/2018 (Vote 14-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-03** Amendment # 2017-2518h: AA VV 01/03/2018 HJ 1 P. 28
- **2018-01-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2518h: MA VV 01/03/2018 HJ 1 P. 28 `passage`
- **2018-01-18** Sen. Carson Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 01/18/2018; SJ 2
- **2018-01-18** President Appoints: Senators Carson, French, Lasky; 01/18/2018; SJ 2
- **2018-04-26** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. K. Rice): MA VV 04/26/2018 HJ 14
- **2018-04-26** Speaker Appoints: Reps. K. Rice, Itse, Spencer, Walz 04/26/2018 HJ 14 P. 2
- **2018-05-04** Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/08/2018, 01:00 pm, Room 100, SH
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report # 2018-1944c Filed 05/17/2018; Senate Amendment + New Amendment
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 1944c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-1944c, 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 0310 `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-29** I. Section 6 Effective 06/25/2018
- **2018-06-29** II. Remainder Effective 01/01/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4c5ddf7-713d-40fb-a3b6-fae533260b55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).