---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to legal services by paraprofessionals."
description: "relative to legal services by paraprofessionals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 361"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 361 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon M. Carson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-11"
last_action: "2024-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38e8cfe7-4382-49f7-b07f-16bdfc968a53"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2841&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "9c191b57d73de613c88b73e4cebda5bdff260fb59b5d1f9830d4710da45bdd55"
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 361 (2024) — relative to legal services by paraprofessionals.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-0975s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-0975s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1932&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Sharon M. Carson — primary (person)
- Bob J. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
- Joe H. Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Katelyn Kuttab — cosponsor (person)
- Marjorie K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca G. Whitley — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-11** To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** Hearing: 01/23/2024, Room 100, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 4
- **2024-02-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/07/2024, Vote 4-1; SC 9A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2024-0975s, AA, VV; 03/07/2024; SJ 6
- **2024-03-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0975s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/07/2024; SJ 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2024 and referred to Judiciary HJ 7 P. 110 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Public Hearing: 03/20/2024 11:30 am LOB 206-208
- **2024-03-25** Executive Session: 03/20/2024 11:30 am LOB 206-208
- **2024-03-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/20/2024 (Vote 12-0; CC) HC 14 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-11** Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-06-10** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/30/2024); SJ 17 `enrolled`
- **2024-06-10** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 36
- **2024-06-20** Signed by the Governor on 06/14/2024; Chapter 0082; Effective 06/14/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38e8cfe7-4382-49f7-b07f-16bdfc968a53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).