---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a commission to study the efficiency and effectiveness of fish and game department operations."
description: "establishing a commission to study the efficiency and effectiveness of fish and game department operations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 48"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 48 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-18"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/167c6a13-2d67-4869-8193-3becd1efb67c"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0298&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "0dcf17440d01ca069c40896eff81a25dd1dce9a2a454b9e4f5d5343f228347c1"
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 48 (2018) — establishing a commission to study the efficiency and effectiveness of fish and game department operations.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-0270e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-0270e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=262&txtFormat=html)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-18** Introduced 01/05/2017 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** Hearing: 01/24/2017, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 7
- **2017-02-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0275s, 02/16/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-16** Sen. Sanborn Moved to Remove SB 48 from the Consent Calendar; 02/16/2017; SJ 6
- **2017-02-16** Special Order SB 48 to the next session, Without Objection, MA; 02/16/2017; SJ 6
- **2017-02-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0275s, 02/23/2017; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-24** Special Order SB 48 to the next session, Without Objection, MA; 02/23/2017; SJ 7
- **2017-02-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0275s, 03/09/2017; SJ 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-09** Committee Amendment # 2017-0275s, AA, VV; 03/09/2017; SJ 8
- **2017-03-09** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2017-0817s, AA, VV; 03/09/2017; SJ 8
- **2017-03-09** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2017-0275s and 2017-0817s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/09/2017; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2017-03-16** Introduced 03/09/2017 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 10 P. 76 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Public Hearing: 03/28/2017 10:00 AM LOB 307
- **2017-05-22** Retained in Committee
- **2017-05-22** Executive Session: 03/28/2017 LOB 307
- **2017-09-07** Retained Bill Subcommittee Work Session: 09/19/2017 10:00 AM LOB 307
- **2017-09-19** Retained Bill Full Committee Work Session: 10/10/2017 10:00 AM LOB 307
- **2017-10-10** Executive Session: 10/10/2017 LOB 307
- **2017-10-27** Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 01/03/2018 (Vote 12-4; RC)
- **2017-10-27** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-2474h (NT)
- **2018-01-03** Special Order to 1/9/2018 Without Objection HJ 1 P. 104
- **2018-01-09** Inexpedient to Legislate: MF DV 160-177 01/09/2018 HJ 2 P. 33
- **2018-01-09** Amendment # 2017-2474h: AA VV 01/09/2018 HJ 2 P. 33
- **2018-01-09** FLAM # 2018-0034h (Rep. Hoell): AF DV 145-193 01/09/2018 HJ 2 P. 34
- **2018-01-09** Lay SB 48 on Table (Rep. Christensen): MF DV 164-175 01/09/2018 HJ 2 P. 34
- **2018-01-09** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2474h: MA VV 01/09/2018 HJ 2 P. 34 `passage`
- **2018-01-18** Sen. Avard Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 01/18/2018; SJ 2
- **2018-01-31** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-0270e: AA VV 01/09/2018 HJ 2 P. 48
- **2018-02-01** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-0270e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 01/18/2018); SJ 3
- **2018-02-06** Enrolled 01/09/2018 HJ 2 P. 48
- **2018-02-06** Enrolled (In recess 02/01/2018); SJ 4
- **2018-03-26** Signed by the Governor on 02/15/2018; Chapter 0005 `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-26** I. Section 3 Effective 01/01/2019
- **2018-03-26** II. Remainder Effective 02/15/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/167c6a13-2d67-4869-8193-3becd1efb67c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).