---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to changes in the system benefits charge."
description: "relative to changes in the system benefits charge."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 317"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 317 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-06"
last_action: "2018-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8948f29-2b38-4239-b552-3d39d1b7d6b7"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0458&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "1f7c41724085290385abd198aa196bdd2f1c6551ebddf6f1d42d45a17d22a203"
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 317 (2018) — relative to changes in the system benefits charge.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1594s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1594s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=443&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Reconsider — **164–181** (fail) · lower
- Table — **158–180** (fail) · lower
- OTPA — **173–171** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-06** Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 3 P. 8 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** Public Hearing: 01/19/2017 09:00 AM LOB 304
- **2017-02-15** Full Committee Work Session: 02/21/2017 10:00 AM LOB 304
- **2017-02-15** Executive Session: 02/21/2017 02:00 PM LOB 304
- **2017-02-21** Retained in Committee
- **2017-07-31** Retained Bill Full Committee Work Session: 09/06/2017 10:00 AM LOB 304
- **2017-09-28** Retained Bill Full Committee Work Session: 10/11/2017 10:00 AM LOB 304
- **2017-10-12** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 10/25/2017 01:00 PM LOB 304
- **2017-10-18** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 10/25/2017 02:00 PM LOB 304
- **2017-10-18** Retained Bill Full Committee Work Session: 10/25/2017 01:00 PM LOB 304
- **2017-10-18** Public Hearing on Amendment # 2017-2459h: 10/25/2017 10:00 AM LOB 304
- **2017-10-26** Retained Bill Full Committee Work Session: 11/01/2017 10:00 AM LOB 304
- **2017-10-26** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 11/01/2017 10:30 AM LOB 304
- **2017-11-07** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-2483h (NT) for 01/03/2018 (Vote 11-10; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-11-07** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2018-01-03** Special Order to third order of business on 1/9/2018 (Rep. Vose): MA VV 01/03/2018 HJ 1 P. 90
- **2018-01-09** Amendment # 2017-2483h: AA VV 01/09/2018 HJ 2 P. 12
- **2018-01-09** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2483h: MA RC 173-171 01/09/2018 HJ 2 P. 13 `passage`
- **2018-01-09** Reconsider HB 317 (Rep. J. Graham): MF RC 164-181 01/09/2018 HJ 2 P. 15
- **2018-02-08** Introduced 02/01/2018 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11** Hearing: 04/17/2018, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 17
- **2018-04-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1594s, 04/26/2018; SC 18 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Special Order to 05/02/2018, Without Objection, MA; 04/26/2018 SJ 14
- **2018-04-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1594s, 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 # 2018-1594s, 05/03/2018; `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-03** Committee Amendment # 2018-1594s, AA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1594s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/03/2018; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1594s and Requests CofC (Rep. Barry): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Vose, D. Thomas, Vadney, Notter 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Avard Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** President Appoints: Senators Avard, Innis, Feltes; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-11** Conference Committee Meeting: 05/15/2018 03:00 PM LOB 304
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2018-2051c; 05/17/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2051c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-05-23** Lay CofC report 2051c on Table (Rep. Oxenham): MF RC 158-180 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 2051c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-04** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-08-09** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/03/2018; Chapter 374; Eff. 10/02/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8948f29-2b38-4239-b552-3d39d1b7d6b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).