---
type: "Bill"
title: "requiring an annual report detailing activity related to forfeiture of personal property."
description: "requiring an annual report detailing activity related to forfeiture of personal property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 498"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 498 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold F. French"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-12-20"
last_action: "2018-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/070d57fc-3c1b-447f-8953-d1d3ec0dfb7b"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2901&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "7ab65b2b31c9031cddc972b0eed855b4c1de3779f2e62edff7cf431760691727"
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 498 (2018) — requiring an annual report detailing activity related to forfeiture of personal property.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1479h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1479h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1917&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Harold F. French — primary (person)
- Gregory Hill — cosponsor (person)
- John R. Plumer — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Sylvia — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-20** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-05** Hearing: 01/16/2018, Room 100, SH, 10:10 am; SC 2A
- **2018-03-06** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0899s, 03/08/2018; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 10A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-08** Committee Amendment # 2018-0899s, AA, VV; 03/08/2018; SJ 6
- **2018-03-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-0899s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/08/2018; SJ 6 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Judiciary HJ 7 P. 53 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Public Hearing: 03/20/2018 01:45 PM LOB 208
- **2018-04-12** Executive Session: 04/11/2018 LOB 208
- **2018-04-12** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1479h for 04/19/2018 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 15 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-19** Amendment # 2018-1479h: AA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 7
- **2018-04-19** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1479h: MA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 7 `passage`
- **2018-05-02** Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-15** Enrolled (In recess 05/10/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-05-15** Enrolled 05/10/2018
- **2018-06-14** Signed by the Governor on 06/08/2018; Chapter 0231; Effective 06/08/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/070d57fc-3c1b-447f-8953-d1d3ec0dfb7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).