---
type: "Bill"
title: "authorizing the town of Hampton to hold a special town meeting."
description: "authorizing the town of Hampton to hold a special town meeting."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1546"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1546 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason A. Janvrin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-11-06"
last_action: "2018-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cc45d97-213b-4368-9c74-3a0ac82f8727"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2226&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "1cf64fdeb1f7bdd9c975fcde5f6c402990ffbea02a65449cf57aca73a527de3d"
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 1546 (2018) — authorizing the town of Hampton to hold a special town meeting.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-2087s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-2087s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1239&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Jason A. Janvrin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-06** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 14 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** Public Hearing: 01/16/2018 01:00 PM LOB 203
- **2018-01-23** Executive Session: 01/18/2018 LOB 203
- **2018-01-23** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/07/2018 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 5 P. 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 15 `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Introduced 02/15/2018 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** Hearing: 04/03/2018, Room 103, LOB, 02:00 pm; SC 15
- **2018-04-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/12/2018; SC 16 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-12** Sen. Birdsell Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 04/12/2018; SJ 12
- **2018-04-12** Pending Motion Ought to Pass; 04/12/2018; SJ 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-23** Sen. Bradley Moved to suspend all rules necessary to permit the consideration of HB 1546; 2/3 necessary, MA, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-05-23** Sen. Innis Moved to Remove From Table, MA, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-05-23** Sen. Innis Floor Amendment # 2018-2087s, AA, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-2087s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; Read a Third Time, and Final Passage in the early session, MA, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18 `passage`
- **2018-05-23** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2087s (Rep. Cushing): MA VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-30** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-05-30** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-04** Signed by Governor Sununu 05/30/2018; Chapter 117; Eff. 5/30/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9cc45d97-213b-4368-9c74-3a0ac82f8727`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).