---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the scanning of drivers' licenses by real estate brokers."
description: "relative to the scanning of drivers' licenses by real estate brokers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 502"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 502 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon M. Carson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-13"
last_action: "2024-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31609c90-afdf-45f6-ad57-42d9bdb06051"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2875&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "fb5fde8871753b5373c482f87c86caf72a033e5a227940365e135013273f452b"
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 502 (2024) — relative to the scanning of drivers' licenses by real estate brokers.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-1896h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-1896h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1966&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Sharon M. Carson — primary (person)
- Carrie L. Gendreau — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Howard Pearl — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-13** To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** Hearing: 01/25/2024, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 4
- **2024-02-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/07/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/07/2024; SJ 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2024 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 7 P. 110 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-09** Public Hearing: 04/24/2024 11:30 am LOB 302-304
- **2024-05-01** Subcommittee Work Session: 05/08/2024 10:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2024-05-08** Executive Session: 05/15/2024 10:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2024-05-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1896h (NT) 05/15/2024 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 20 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-23** Amendment # 2024-1896h (NT): AA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 6
- **2024-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1896h: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-07-11** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 51
- **2024-07-30** Signed by the Governor on 07/26/2024; Chapter 0299; Effective 01/01/2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31609c90-afdf-45f6-ad57-42d9bdb06051`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).