---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to continuing education for real estate brokers and salespersons."
description: "relative to continuing education for real estate brokers and salespersons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 461"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 461 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon M Carson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-12-20"
last_action: "2018-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4d2a768-d32e-4810-8197-93b7fda5b2fc"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2822&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "9d20f4a0c2fd439df6833b946075bb1affb158ecaed7b2b95a481a05ba4176a4"
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 SB 461 (2018) — relative to continuing education for real estate brokers and salespersons.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1678h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1678h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1838&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass — **14–7** (pass) · upper
- Ought to Pass with Amendment — **12–12** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sharon M Carson — primary (person)
- David C. Lundgren — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J.. McCarthy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-20** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** Hearing: 02/21/2018, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 8
- **2018-03-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0996s, 03/15/2018; SC 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** Committee Amendment # 2018-0996s, AA, VV; 03/15/2018; SJ 8
- **2018-03-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-0996s, RC 12Y-12N, MF; 03/15/2018; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Sen. Bradley Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/15/2018; SJ 8
- **2018-03-15** No Pending Motion; 03/15/2018 SJ 8
- **2018-03-22** Sen. Carson Moved to Remove From Table, MA, VV; 03/22/2018; SJ 10
- **2018-03-22** Sen. Carson Moved Ought to Pass; 03/22/2018; SJ 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Ought to Pass: RC 14Y-7N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/22/2018; SJ 10 `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Introduced 03/22/2018 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 10 P. 53 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-28** Public Hearing: 04/11/2018 01:30 PM LOB 306
- **2018-04-25** Executive Session: 04/24/2018 LOB 306
- **2018-04-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1678h for 05/02/2018 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 17 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-02** Amendment # 2018-1678h: AA VV 05/02/2018
- **2018-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1678h: MA VV 05/02/2018 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-29** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-29** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-18** Signed by the Governor on 06/12/2018; Chapter 0259; Effective 08/11/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4d2a768-d32e-4810-8197-93b7fda5b2fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).