---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to compact sections of towns."
description: "relative to compact sections of towns."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 512"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 512 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David H Watters"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-12-20"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8f36835-5fc0-49e1-960b-6c54a0637621"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2856&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "334df0a0ff756f9a058f40c32329469ccc24684ff1fb41e6a4467adab9512220"
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 512 (2018) — relative to compact sections of towns.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1699h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1699h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1872&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- David H Watters — primary (person)
- Dale R. Sprague — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- William Gannon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-20** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Public and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-10** Hearing: 01/31/2018, Room 102, LOB, 09:20 am; SC 3
- **2018-02-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0651s, 02/22/2018; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-22** Sen. Gray Moved to Remove SB 512 from the Consent Calendar; 02/22/2018; SJ 5
- **2018-02-22** Committee Amendment # 2018-0651s, AF, VV; 02/22/2018; SJ 5
- **2018-02-22** Sen. Gray Floor Amendment # 2018-0809s, AA, VV; 02/22/2018; SJ 5
- **2018-02-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-0809s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/22/2018; SJ 5 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Transportation HJ 7 P. 52 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Public Hearing: 04/10/2018 10:00 AM LOB 203
- **2018-04-11** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/17/2018 10:00 AM LOB 203
- **2018-04-17** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 04/24/2018 01:00 PM LOB 203
- **2018-04-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1699h for 05/02/2018 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 17 P. 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-02** Removed from Consent (Rep. Kurk) 05/02/2018
- **2018-05-03** Amendment # 2018-1699h: AA VV 05/03/2018
- **2018-05-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1699h: MA VV 05/03/2018 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** President Appoints: Senators Gannon, Ward, Watters; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Steven Smith): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Steven Smith, T. Walsh, Sykes, True 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Conferee Change; Senator Gray Replaces Senator Gannon; SJ 17
- **2018-05-15** Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/15/2018, 12:30 pm, Room 103, LOB
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2003c Filed 05/17/2018; House Amendment + New Amendment
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 2003c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2003c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; 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 0327; Effective 06/25/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8f36835-5fc0-49e1-960b-6c54a0637621`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).