---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing the position of state demographer and a commission on demographic trends; requiring state agencies to prepare 10-year current services cost projections; relative to the inclusion of a demographic analysis as part of the legislative fiscal note process; relative to salary increases for state employees and making appropriations therefor; making an appropriation for red list bridge projects; making an appropriation to the revenue stabilization account; making an appropriation for recovery friendly workplaces; relative to kindergarten funding; relative to transitional housing; relative to the state loan repayment program; relative to disproportionate share hospital payments and making an appropriation therefor; and relative to the uncompensated care and Medicaid fund."
description: "establishing the position of state demographer and a commission on demographic trends; requiring state agencies to prepare 10-year current services cost projections; relative to the inclusion of a demographic analysis as part of the legislative fiscal note process; relative to salary increases for state employees and making appropriations therefor; making an appropriation for red list bridge projects; making an appropriation to the revenue stabilization account; making an appropriation for recovery friendly workplaces; relative to kindergarten funding; relative to transitional housing; relative to the state loan repayment program; relative to disproportionate share hospital payments and making an appropriation therefor; and relative to the uncompensated care and Medicaid fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1817"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1817 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erin T. Hennessey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 52
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-12-14"
last_action: "2018-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56c543d6-966f-4e3b-94a0-cae3e9590e2b"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2958&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "437198aacb0880218efe5252dd4aa9d86793d4f49ae3bab1c637c4a9a168bec7"
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 1817 (2018) — establishing the position of state demographer and a commission on demographic trends; requiring state agencies to prepare 10-year current services cost projections; relative to the inclusion of a demographic analysis as part of the legislative fiscal note process; relative to salary increases for state employees and making appropriations therefor; making an appropriation for red list bridge projects; making an appropriation to the revenue stabilization account; making an appropriation for recovery friendly workplaces; relative to kindergarten funding; relative to transitional housing; relative to the state loan repayment program; relative to disproportionate share hospital payments and making an appropriation therefor; and relative to the uncompensated care and Medicaid fund.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-2109e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-2109e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1974&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Adopt CofC — **242–92** (pass) · lower
- Sen. Feltes Floor Amendment 1903s — **10–14** (fail) · upper
- Sen. Kahn Floor Amendment 1918s — **10–14** (fail) · upper
- CofC — **283–61** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Erin T. Hennessey — primary (person)
- Dan Feltes — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- Frank H. McCarthy — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Woodburn — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Beth Walz — cosponsor (person)
- Neal M. Kurk — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-14** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 1 P. 24 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-11** Public Hearing: 01/24/2018 10:00 AM LOB 306
- **2018-01-11** Executive Session: 01/30/2018 10:00 AM LOB 306
- **2018-01-31** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0345h (NT) for 02/07/2018 (Vote 19-0; RC) HC 5 P. 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Amendment # 2018-0345h: AA VV 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 42
- **2018-02-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0345h: MA VV 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 42 `passage`
- **2018-02-08** Referred to Finance 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 43
- **2018-02-21** Division I Work Session: 03/01/2018 10:30 AM LOB 212
- **2018-03-02** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 03/14/2018 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
- **2018-03-12** ==CANCELLED== Division I Work Session: 03/13/2018 10:00 AM LOB 212
- **2018-03-12** ==RESCHEDULED== Division I Work Session: 03/14/2018 10:05 AM LOB 212
- **2018-03-15** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/14/2018 LOB 210-211
- **2018-03-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1067h (NT) for 03/21/2018 (Vote 23-2; CC) HC 11 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Amendment # 2018-1067h: AA VV 03/21/2018 HJ 9 P. 4
- **2018-03-21** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1067h: MA VV 03/21/2018 HJ 9 P. 4 `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Introduced 03/22/2018 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 11 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** Hearing: 04/04/2018, Room 101, LOB, 09:20 am; SC 15
- **2018-04-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/12/2018; SC 16 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-12** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 04/12/2018; SJ 12 `passage`
- **2018-04-26** Hearing: 04/30/2018, Room 103, SH, 02:45 pm, on proposed amendment # 2018-1816s; SC 19
- **2018-04-30** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1842s, 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 with Amendment # 2018-1842s, 05/03/2018; `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-03** Chair Ruled Sections of Amendment # 2018-1842s Non-Germane, 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Without Objection, Rule 3-17 is Suspended to Allow Non-Germane Amendment # 2018-1842s; 2/3 Necessary, MA; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Committee Amendment # 2018-1842s, AA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Bradley Offered Floor Amendment # 2018-1905s; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Chair Ruled Sections of Amendment # 2018-1905s Non-Germane, and the following Amendments Non-Germane, 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2018-1905s, AA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2018-1931s, AA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Innis Floor Amendment # 2018-1900s, AA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. D'Allesandro Floor Amendment # 2018-1873s, AA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Kahn Floor Amendment # 2018-1918s, RC 10Y-14N, AF; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Feltes Floor Amendment # 2018-1903s, RC 10Y-14N, AF; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Morse Floor Amendment # 2018-1897s, AA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2018-1842s, 2018-1905s, 2018-1931s, 2018-1900s, 2018-1873s, and 2018-1897s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/03/2018; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2018-05-04** Without Objection, Rule 3-17 is Suspended to Allow Non-Germane Amendment # 2018-1905s, and the following Amendments; 2/3 Necessary, MA ; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-10** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1842s;1905s;1931s;1900s;1873s; and 1897s and Requests CofC (Reps. McGuire, Kurk): MA RC 283-61 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Umberger, Hinch, Byron, Rosenwald 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Carson Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** ==RECESSED== Conference Committee Meeting: 05/15/2018 09:00 AM LOB 209
- **2018-05-10** President Appoints: Senators Daniels, Bradley, D'Allesandro; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-15** ==RECESSED== Conference Committee Meeting: 05/16/2018 11:00 AM LOB 210-211
- **2018-05-16** ==CONTINUED== Conference Committee Meeting: 05/17/2018 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2018-2078c; 05/17/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2078c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 2078c: Adopted, RC 242-92 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-06** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2109e: AA VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-06** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2109e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-06** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-06** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-12** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/08/2018; Chapter 162; I. Sections 5;7;9;11;13;15;17;and 21 shall take effect 6/8/2018; II. Sections 1;2; and 4 shall take effect 7/1/2018; III. Sections 6;8;10;12;16;19; and 22 shall take effect 1/4/2019; IV. Section 3 shall take effect 7/1/2019; V. Remainder shall take effect 6/6/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56c543d6-966f-4e3b-94a0-cae3e9590e2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).