---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to regulation of consultants for games of bingo and lucky 7."
description: "relative to regulation of consultants for games of bingo and lucky 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1501"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1501 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patrick F. Abrami"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-11-06"
last_action: "2018-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efb186e3-6cb2-482b-9793-87c6ed900384"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2263&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "645c41a1cdf1b1280853384cbf9c0148d4c6dc8a70c53c79c9a98a7eddc4b95e"
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 1501 (2018) — relative to regulation of consultants for games of bingo and lucky 7.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1631s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1631s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1276&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Patrick F. Abrami — primary (person)
- Barbara J. Griffin — cosponsor (person)
- John T. O'Connor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-06** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 1 P. 13 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** Public Hearing: 01/11/2018 11:30 AM LOB 202
- **2018-01-17** Full Committee Work Session: 01/24/2018 11:00 AM LOB 202
- **2018-01-24** Subcommittee Work Session: 01/31/2018 10:00 AM LOB 104
- **2018-02-01** Full Committee Work Session: 02/06/2018 10:30 AM LOB 202
- **2018-02-08** Subcommittee Work Session: 02/13/2018 01:00 PM LOB 104
- **2018-02-27** Executive Session: 02/21/2018 LOB 202
- **2018-02-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0589h (NT) for 03/06/2018 (Vote 21-0; CC) HC 9 P. 34 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-06** Amendment # 2018-0589h: AA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 59
- **2018-03-06** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0589h: MA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 59 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Hearing: 03/21/2018, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 13
- **2018-04-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1631s, 04/26/2018; SC 18 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Special Order to 05/02/2018, Without Objection, MA; 04/26/2018 SJ 14
- **2018-04-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1631s, 05/02/2018; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-02** Committee Amendment # 2018-1631s, AA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1631s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/02/2018; SJ 15 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1631s and Requests CofC (Rep. Major): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Major, Abrami, Barnes, Ames 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Sanborn Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** President Appoints: Senators Sanborn, Giuda, Feltes; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** Conference Committee Meeting: 05/15/2018 02:00 PM LOB 202
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2018-2011c; 05/17/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2011c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 2011c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-04** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-26** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/25/2018; Chapter 300; Eff. 8/24/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efb186e3-6cb2-482b-9793-87c6ed900384`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).