---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to applications for and the use of education tax credits."
description: "relative to applications for and the use of education tax credits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1686"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1686 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gregory Hill"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-11-13"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92831089-2827-4cbc-91ec-4e7912970354"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2440&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "56c59159dedcbcbe8630e18876a853f0a153bc1f979533130ae79a1786f56762"
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 1686 (2018) — relative to applications for and the use of education tax credits.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1861s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1861s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1453&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass — **13–10** (pass) · upper
- Sen. Feltes Floor Amendment 1861s — **10–14** (fail) · upper
- OTPA — **168–147** (pass) · lower
- Ought to Pass — **14–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gregory Hill — primary (person)
- Andy Sanborn — cosponsor (person)
- Carol M. McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Gary L. Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- John Reagan — cosponsor (person)
- Leonard P. Turcotte — cosponsor (person)
- Richard W. Hinch — cosponsor (person)
- Rick M. Ladd — cosponsor (person)
- Sean D. Morrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-13** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 1 P. 20 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** Public Hearing: 01/17/2018 02:00 PM LOB 202
- **2018-01-17** Full Committee Work Session: 01/24/2018 11:00 AM LOB 202
- **2018-01-26** Executive Session: 01/24/2018 LOB 202
- **2018-02-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0155h for 03/06/2018 (Vote 13-10; RC) HC 9 P. 66 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-27** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2018-03-08** Suspend House Rule 65 (Reps. Hinch, Shurtleff): MA VV by necessary two-thirds vote 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 125
- **2018-03-08** Special Order to 3/15/2018 Without Objection HJ 7 P. 49
- **2018-03-15** Amendment # 2018-0155h: AA VV 03/15/2018 HJ 8 P. 54
- **2018-03-15** FLAM # 2018-0831h (Rep. Lang): AA VV 03/15/2018 HJ 8 P. 55
- **2018-03-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0155h and 0831h: MA RC 168-147 03/15/2018 HJ 8 P. 55 `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Reconsider HB 1686 (Rep. Hinch): MF DV 146-171 03/15/2018 HJ 8 P. 57
- **2018-03-21** Introduced 03/21/2018 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** Hearing: 04/04/2018, Room 100, SH, 09:10 am; SC 15
- **2018-04-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/26/2018; SC 18 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Special Order to the present time, Without Objection, MA; 04/26/2018; SJ 14
- **2018-04-26** Ought to Pass: RC 13Y-10N, MA; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 04/26/2018; SJ 14 `passage`
- **2018-04-30** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/02/2018; SC 19A `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, 05/03/2018; `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Feltes Floor Amendment # 2018-1861s, RC 10Y-14N, AF; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Ought to Pass: RC 14Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/03/2018; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2018-05-15** Enrolled (In recess 05/10/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-05-15** Enrolled 05/10/2018
- **2018-07-10** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/28/2018; Chapter 341; Eff. 07/01/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92831089-2827-4cbc-91ec-4e7912970354`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).