---
type: "Bill"
title: "amending references to firearms terminology."
description: "amending references to firearms terminology."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 500"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 500 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin A. Avard"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-12-20"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab5d49e0-725a-4631-98f3-32d4f41bffeb"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2796&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "aa79d3969467216cf9caec2e09e3f8f3d8512d757b0a6165cd8988cedc96235f"
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 500 (2018) — amending references to firearms terminology.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1958e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1958e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1812&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- OTPA — **184–146** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kevin A. Avard — primary (person)
- Jeb Bradley — 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`
- **2018-01-31** Hearing: 02/13/2018, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 6
- **2018-03-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0966s, 03/08/2018; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 10A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-08** Committee Amendment # 2018-0966s, AA, VV; 03/08/2018; SJ 6
- **2018-03-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-0966s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/08/2018; SJ 6 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 7 P. 53 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Public Hearing: 03/20/2018 10:00 AM LOB 305-307
- **2018-03-20** Full Committee Work Session: 03/27/2018 10:00 AM LOB 307
- **2018-03-28** Full Committee Work Session: 04/03/2018 10:00 AM LOB 303
- **2018-04-03** Executive Session: 04/03/2018 LOB 307
- **2018-04-04** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1255h for 04/12/2018 (Vote 12-5; RC) HC 14 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Minority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study
- **2018-04-12** Amendment # 2018-1255h: AA VV 04/12/2018 HJ 12 P. 14
- **2018-04-12** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1255h: MA RC 184-146 04/12/2018 HJ 12 P. 15 `passage`
- **2018-05-02** Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-22** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-1958e: AA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-23** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-1958e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/10/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-04** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-29** Signed by the Governor on 06/25/2018; Chapter 0324 `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-29** I. Sections 3 6 and 11 of this act shall take effect as provided in Section 12
- **2018-06-29** II. Remainder Effective 08/24/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab5d49e0-725a-4631-98f3-32d4f41bffeb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).