---
type: "Bill"
title: "requiring the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery to report on the cost effectiveness of funded programs, and relative to liquor commission shortfalls."
description: "requiring the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery to report on the cost effectiveness of funded programs, and relative to liquor commission shortfalls."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1626"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1626 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Neal M. Kurk"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-11-13"
last_action: "2018-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1340738-d441-4ca3-a76d-ed9a5027d54b"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2552&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "17624db7436ae6792f71710f8426c36765fc30cfeae18436e54af8116ca52ea3"
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 1626 (2018) — requiring the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery to report on the cost effectiveness of funded programs, and relative to liquor commission shortfalls.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1928s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1928s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1559&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Sen. Sanborn Floor Amendment 1912s — **11–13** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Neal M. Kurk — primary (person)
- Claire A. Rouillard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-13** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Finance HJ 1 P. 18 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** Public Hearing: 01/10/2018 10:30 AM LOB 210-211
- **2018-01-10** Division III Work Session: 01/18/2018 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
- **2018-01-17** Division III Work Session: 01/23/2018 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
- **2018-01-23** ==RECESSED== Division III Work Session: 02/06/2018 11:00 AM LOB 210-211
- **2018-02-06** ==RECESSED== Division III Work Session: 02/13/2018 11:00 AM LOB 212
- **2018-02-13** ==CONTINUED== Division III Work Session: 02/20/2018 01:30 PM LOB 210-211
- **2018-02-14** Executive Session: 02/21/2018 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
- **2018-02-28** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0794h for 03/06/2018 (Vote 14-10; RC) HC 9 P. 54 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2018-03-07** Amendment # 2018-0794h: AA VV 03/07/2018 HJ 7 P. 13
- **2018-03-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0794h: MA VV 03/07/2018 HJ 7 P. 13 `passage`
- **2018-03-14** Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Finance; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** Hearing: 03/27/2018, Room 103, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 14
- **2018-04-12** Hearing: 04/17/2018, Room 103, SH, 01:00 pm, on proposed amendment # 2018-1417s; SC 17
- **2018-04-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1779s, 05/02/2018; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-02** Special Order to 05/03/2018, Without Objection, MA; 05/02/2018 SJ 15
- **2018-05-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1779s, 05/03/2018; `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-03** Chair Ruled Sections of Amendment # 2018-1779s Non-Germane, 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Without Objection, Rule 3-17 is Suspended to Allow Non-Germane Amendment # 2018-1779s; 2/3 Necessary, MA; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Committee Amendment # 2018-1779s, AF, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Sanborn Floor Amendment # 2018-1912s, RC 11Y-13N, AF; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Soucy Floor Amendment # 2018-1920s, AA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Feltes Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1920s, MA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2018-05-03** Pending Motion OT3rdg; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Feltes Moved to Remove From Table, MA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Feltes Floor Amendment # 2018-1928s, AA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2018-1920s and 2018-1928s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/03/2018; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2018-05-04** Without Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate, MA; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-10** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1920s and 1928s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kurk): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. L. Ober, Emerick, Lovejoy, Hunt 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Daniels Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** President Appoints: Senators Daniels, Sanborn, Soucy; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** ==RECESSED== Conference Committee Meeting: 05/14/2018 09:00 AM LOB 212
- **2018-05-14** ==CONTINUED== Conference Committee Meeting: 05/16/2018 01:30 PM LOB 212
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2018-2053c; 05/17/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2053c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 2053c: 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 302; Eff. 6/25/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1340738-d441-4ca3-a76d-ed9a5027d54b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).