--- type: "Bill" title: "relative to the expungement of certain disciplinary matters." description: "relative to the expungement of certain disciplinary matters." jurisdiction: "us/states/nh" legislature: "New Hampshire General Court" session: "2026" identifier: "SB 470" citation: "New Hampshire SB 470 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 0 action_count: 16 vote_count: 0 first_action: "2025-11-21" last_action: "2026-06-24" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/258dd82b-2703-446f-8163-cd65673ed863" source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1268&inflect=2" source_hash: "079fc141e0e705bd237913b1e39e74af8336389e30ef31918c06e3d55c9c8e1d" 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 470 (2026) — relative to the expungement of certain disciplinary matters. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-11-21** Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee` - **2026-01-15** Hearing: 01/21/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 2 - **2026-03-05** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/12/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-03-12** SB 470 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/12/2026; SJ 6 - **2026-03-12** Special Order to 03/26/2026, Without Objection, MA; 03/12/2026 SJ 6 - **2026-03-12** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/26/2026, Vote 4-0; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-03-26** Sen. Rochefort Floor Amendment # 2026-1240s, AA, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7 - **2026-03-26** Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1240s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage` - **2026-03-27** Introduced (in recess of) 03/26/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 9 P. 54 `introduction, referral-committee` - **2026-04-08** Public Hearing: 04/15/2026 01:00 pm GP 231 - **2026-04-27** Executive Session: 04/22/2026 01:00 pm GP 231 - **2026-04-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/22/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 18 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-05-07** Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12 `committee-passage-favorable, passage` - **2026-06-10** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14 `enrolled` - **2026-06-10** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 - **2026-06-24** Signed by the Governor on 06/19/2026; Chapter 186; Effective 08/18/2026 `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/258dd82b-2703-446f-8163-cd65673ed863`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).