---
type: "Bill"
title: "conferring extraterritorial financing powers on the New Hampshire business finance authority."
description: "conferring extraterritorial financing powers on the New Hampshire business finance authority."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 537"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 537 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel E. Innis"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-09"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86cc06c0-819d-4ca8-857c-c81085fd6e40"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2886&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "ce8ff7fdff37ae720057bdd9baa2eabf5f7dcc3cd7f4bc626c205efc682fed72"
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 537 (2018) — conferring extraterritorial financing powers on the New Hampshire business finance authority.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-2106e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-2106e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1902&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Daniel E. Innis — primary (person)
- Bob J. Giuda — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- John B. Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- John Reagan — cosponsor (person)
- Kermit R. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Fuller Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)
- William Gannon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09** Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 2 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Hearing: 02/14/2018, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 7
- **2018-03-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1107s, 03/21/2018; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Committee Amendment # 2018-1107s, AA, VV; 03/21/2018; SJ 9
- **2018-03-21** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1107s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/21/2018; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Introduced 03/22/2018 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 10 P. 53 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-03** Public Hearing: 04/10/2018 11:15 AM LOB 302
- **2018-04-11** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/17/2018 10:00 AM LOB 302
- **2018-04-12** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/17/2018 01:30 PM LOB 302
- **2018-04-18** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/24/2018 10:00 AM LOB 301
- **2018-04-19** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 04/18/2018 LOB 302
- **2018-04-26** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1601h for 05/02/2018 (Vote 14-4; RC) HC 17 P. 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Minority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study
- **2018-05-02** Amendment # 2018-1601h: AA VV 05/02/2018
- **2018-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1601h: MA VV 05/02/2018 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Carson Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** President Appoints: Senators Carson, Gannon, Cavanaugh; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Hunt): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Hunt, Williams, Biggie, Panasiti 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-15** Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/15/2018, 09:30 am, Room 103, SH
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report # 2018-1993c Filed 05/17/2018; House Amendment + New Amendment
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 1993c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-1993c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2106e: AA VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-06** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2106e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-11** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-13** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-29** Signed by the Governor on 06/25/2018; Chapter 0331; 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/86cc06c0-819d-4ca8-857c-c81085fd6e40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).