---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement program, establishing a committee to study the removal of the Merrimack tolls, and establishing a committee to study driveway permitting."
description: "relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement program, establishing a committee to study the removal of the Merrimack tolls, and establishing a committee to study driveway permitting."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 2018"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 2018 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark E. McConkey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 54
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbb5fdb4-7756-48a0-8e67-5ceea377639d"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3034&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "ebb4b19bb49aedd80cfcf5935f9b8b6375364e49686e10aecbdc221d1f670591"
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 2018 (2018) — relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement program, establishing a committee to study the removal of the Merrimack tolls, and establishing a committee to study driveway permitting.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-2116e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-2116e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2051&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Committee Amendment 1807s Section 3, Lines 1-7 — **12–12** (fail) · upper
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment Remainder of the Bill and Effective Date — **23–1** (pass) · upper
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment Remainder of the Bill and Effective Date — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Conference Committee Report 2049c — **21–2** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Amendment — **166–160** (pass) · lower
- Sen. Giuda Floor Amendment 1932s Section 9, Lines 1-12 — **15–9** (pass) · upper
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment Sections 3 and 27 — **12–12** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mark E. McConkey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-19** Late Drafting and Introduction Approved by Rules Committee 01/17/2018
- **2018-01-19** Introduced 01/09/2018 and referred to Public Works and Highways `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** ==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 01/31/2018 01:00 PM LOB 201
- **2018-02-06** ==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 02/13/2018 10:00 AM LOB 201
- **2018-02-06** Full Committee Work Session: 02/13/2018 11:00 AM LOB 201
- **2018-02-06** ==CANCELLED== Full Committee Work Session: 02/14/2018 10:00 AM LOB 201
- **2018-02-13** ==RESCHEDULED== Full Committee Work Session: 02/20/2018 10:00 AM LOB 201
- **2018-02-13** Full Committee Work Session: 02/21/2018 11:00 AM LOB 201
- **2018-03-01** Executive Session: 02/21/2018 LOB 201
- **2018-03-01** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0806h for 03/06/2018 (Vote 21-2; RC) HC 9 P. 62 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Suspend House Rule 65 (Reps. Hinch, Shurtleff): MA VV by necessary two-thirds vote 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 125
- **2018-03-07** Special Order to 3/15/2018 Without Objection HJ 7 P. 49
- **2018-03-15** Amendment # 2018-0806h: AA VV 03/15/2018 HJ 8 P. 38
- **2018-03-15** FLAM # 2018-0888h (Rep. Cleaver): AA RC 166-160 03/15/2018 HJ 8 P. 41
- **2018-03-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0806h and 0888h: MA VV 03/15/2018 HJ 8 P. 43 `passage`
- **2018-03-21** Introduced 03/21/2018 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** Hearing: 04/10/2018, Room 103, LOB, 01:30 pm; SC 16
- **2018-04-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1807s, 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 # 2018-1807s, 05/03/2018; `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-03** Special Order to after the bills removed from the consent calendar, Without Objection, MA; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Special Order to the end of the calendar, Without Objection, MA; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Soucy Moved to divide the Question on Committee Amendment 2018-1807: Section 3 (Lines 1-7) and then the balance of the amendment; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** The Chair ruled the Question Divisible; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Committee Amendment 2018-1807s: Section 3 (Lines 1-7), RC 12Y-12N, AF; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Remainder of Committee Amendment 2018-1807s; AA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2018-1824s, AA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Giuda Offered Floor Amendment # 2018-1932s; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Watters Moved to divide the Question on Floor Amendment 2018-1932: Section 9 (Lines 1-12) and then the balance of the amendment; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** The Chair ruled the Question Divisible; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Floor Amendment # 2018-1932s: Section 9 (Lines 1-12); RC 15Y-9N, AA, 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Remainder of Floor Amendment # 2018-1932s; AA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** 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
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Birdsell Moved to divide the Question on HB 2018: Sections 3 and 27; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** The Chair ruled the Question Divisible; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sections 3 and 27; RC 12Y-12N, MF; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Remainder of HB 2018 and the effective date, RC 23Y-1N, MA; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Bradley Moved Reconsideration on the remainder of HB 2018, MA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Remainder of HB 2018 and the effective date, RC 24Y-0N, MA; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2018-1807s, 2018-1824s, and 2018-1932s; OT3rdg; 05/03/2018; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1807s;1824s;and 1932s and Requests CofC (Rep. McConkey): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. McConkey, Milz, J. Graham, Cloutier 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Gannon Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** President Appoints: Senators Birdsell, Gannon, Watters; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-11** ==RECESSED== Conference Committee Meeting: 05/14/2018 01:00 PM LOB 201
- **2018-05-14** ==CONTINUED== Conference Committee Meeting: 05/16/2018 02:30 PM LOB 201
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2018-2049c; 05/17/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2049c; RC 21Y-2N, Adopted; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 2049c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-06** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2116e: AA VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-06** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2116e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-11** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-13** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-07-10** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/02/2018; Chapter 358; Eff. 07/02/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cbb5fdb4-7756-48a0-8e67-5ceea377639d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).