---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to organizations authorized to issue decals for multi-use decal plates."
description: "relative to organizations authorized to issue decals for multi-use decal plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1697"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1697 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason A. Janvrin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-11-15"
last_action: "2018-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d237b52-57d6-44fc-8fc0-1bc06191790c"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2225&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "554c1e06c4b97e6a7fc6378dd6bdd2d1671d04a3979c2b5c0715edd2bcce9948"
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 1697 (2018) — relative to organizations authorized to issue decals for multi-use decal plates.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1422s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1422s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1238&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Jason A. Janvrin — primary (person)
- Brian Seaworth — cosponsor (person)
- Delmar D. Burridge — cosponsor (person)
- Jess Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- John Reagan — cosponsor (person)
- John T. O'Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Karel A. Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Larry L. Laflamme — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Pearson — cosponsor (person)
- Norman L. Major — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-15** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 20 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** Public Hearing: 01/16/2018 01:30 PM LOB 203
- **2018-02-14** Executive Session: 02/13/2018 LOB 203
- **2018-02-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/06/2018 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 9 P. 33 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-06** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 58 `passage`
- **2018-03-14** Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** Hearing: 04/03/2018, Room 103, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 15
- **2018-04-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1336s, 04/12/2018; SC 16 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-12** Special Order to after HB 1256, Without Objection, MA; 04/12/2018; SJ 12
- **2018-04-12** Committee Amendment # 2018-1336s, AA, VV; 04/12/2018; SJ 12
- **2018-04-12** Sen. Birdsell Floor Amendment # 2018-1422s, AA, VV; 04/12/2018; SJ 12
- **2018-04-12** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2018-1336s and 2018-1422s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/12/2018; SJ 12 `passage`
- **2018-04-26** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1336s and 1422s and Requests CofC (Rep. Steven Smith): MA VV 04/26/2018 HJ 14 P. 2
- **2018-04-26** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Steven Smith, Packard, T. Walsh, Sykes 04/26/2018 HJ 14 P. 2
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Gray Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 05/10/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-05-10** President Appoints: Senators Birdsell, Gannon, Watters; (In Recess 05/10/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-05-11** Conference Committee Meeting: 05/15/2018 01:00 PM LOB 203
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2018-2037c; 05/17/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2037c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 2037c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-04** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-08-02** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/01/2018; Chapter 373; Eff. 09/30/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d237b52-57d6-44fc-8fc0-1bc06191790c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).