---
type: "Bill"
title: "repealing certain statutes concerning reimbursement of cost of care by inmates."
description: "repealing certain statutes concerning reimbursement of cost of care by inmates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 518"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 518 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8b1b82b-2d5c-4112-8374-0862b2820229"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0246&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "5a9a24d84efb83c9f8714e2cc2fe451a348af107f85a0dfd754e80f0802debd6"
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 HB 518 (2019) — repealing certain statutes concerning reimbursement of cost of care by inmates.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-1655s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-1655s&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 18 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-16** Public Hearing: 01/24/2019 01:00 pm LOB 204
- **2019-01-23** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 01/30/2019 10:00 am LOB 204
- **2019-01-29** ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 02/07/2019 10:00 am LOB 204
- **2019-02-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/27/2019 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 13 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 6 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** Introduced 03/14/2019 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-28** Hearing: 04/02/2019, Room 100, SH, 09:50 am; SC 16
- **2019-04-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/25/2019; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-25** Sen. Chandley Floor Amendment # 2019-1655s, AA, VV; 04/25/2019; SJ 14
- **2019-04-25** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1655s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 04/25/2019; SJ 14 `passage`
- **2019-05-01** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2019; SC 22 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-15** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2019; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2019-05-23** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1655s (Rep. Cushing): MA VV 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 11
- **2019-06-12** Enrolled (In recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
- **2019-06-12** Enrolled 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 47
- **2019-07-15** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/10/2019; Chapter 172; Eff: 09/08/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8b1b82b-2d5c-4112-8374-0862b2820229`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).