---
type: "Bill"
title: "naming the rest area in Colebrook in honor of Frederick W. King, Sr. and naming a bridge in Farmington in honor of Major John W. Lawrence, Jr."
description: "naming the rest area in Colebrook in honor of Frederick W. King, Sr. and naming a bridge in Farmington in honor of Major John W. Lawrence, Jr."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1278"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1278 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Herbert D. Richardson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-11-07"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15659b6e-4060-4dfb-8c39-e3fe9c6f31cc"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2050&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "7204015cb50a23681d6f7170fc66643e1b5cbc0c9cf5960cfc83a71c3ed3f826"
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 HB 1278 (2018) — naming the rest area in Colebrook in honor of Frederick W. King, Sr. and naming a bridge in Farmington in honor of Major John W. Lawrence, Jr.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1024s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1024s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1063&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass with Amendment — **23–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Herbert D. Richardson — primary (person)
- Bing Judd — cosponsor (person)
- Edith Tucker — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- John Fothergill — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Larry L. Laflamme — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Robert L. Theberge — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne T. Moynihan — cosponsor (person)
- Yvonne D. Thomas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-07** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 1 P. 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** Public Hearing: 01/10/2018 10:00 AM LOB 201
- **2018-01-17** Executive Session: 01/24/2018 10:00 AM LOB 201
- **2018-01-30** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/07/2018 (Vote 19-0; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-09** Special Order to 2/15/2018 Without Objection HJ 3 P. 81
- **2018-02-15** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/15/2018 HJ 4 P. 39 `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Introduced 02/15/2018 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Hearing: 03/06/2018, Room 103, LOB, 01:30 pm; SC 9
- **2018-03-06** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/08/2018; Vote 5-0; CC SC 10A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-08** Sen. Gray Moved to Remove HB 1278 from the Consent Calendar; 03/08/2018; SJ 6
- **2018-03-08** Special Order to the next session, Without Objection, MA; 03/08/2018; SJ 6
- **2018-03-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/14/2018; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Special Order to 03/22/2018, Without Objection, MA; 03/14/2018 SJ 7
- **2018-03-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/22/2018; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Special Order to to the beginning of the calendar, Without Objection, MA; 03/22/2018; SJ 10
- **2018-03-22** Sen. Gray Floor Amendment # 2018-1024s, AA, VV; 03/22/2018; SJ 10
- **2018-03-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1024s, RC 23Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/22/2018; SJ 10 `passage`
- **2018-04-05** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1024s (Rep. McConkey): MA VV 04/05/2018 HJ 11 P. 2
- **2018-04-12** Enrolled 04/12/2018 HJ 12 P. 28
- **2018-04-12** Enrolled (In recess 04/12/2018); SJ 13
- **2018-04-23** Signed by Governor Sununu 04/20/2018; Chapter 10; Eff. 6/19/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15659b6e-4060-4dfb-8c39-e3fe9c6f31cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).