---
type: "Bill"
title: "removing a reference to procurement through the department of administrative services for certain capital appropriations to the community college system of New Hampshire, changing the name of a capital project, and changing a reference regarding spaces assigned for use for members of the legislature."
description: "removing a reference to procurement through the department of administrative services for certain capital appropriations to the community college system of New Hampshire, changing the name of a capital project, and changing a reference regarding spaces assigned for use for members of the legislature."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 497"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 497 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-11-21"
last_action: "2026-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8118e0de-9785-4f29-a6b6-3bcdda6ffeb2"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1251&inflect=2"
source_hash: "4cab74ba5d99c0812ee666225b30147aff08c46227ebadc75939ce6bad519fe4"
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 497 (2026) — removing a reference to procurement through the department of administrative services for certain capital appropriations to the community college system of New Hampshire, changing the name of a capital project, and changing a reference regarding spaces assigned for use for members of the legislature.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=22116&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=30706&q=billVersion)
3. **As Amended by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=27730&q=billVersion)
4. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=31285&q=billVersion)
5. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=31015&q=billVersion)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-11-21** Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Capital Budget; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-12-30** Hearing: 01/21/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 48
- **2026-01-29** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0239s, 02/05/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-05** SB 497 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
- **2026-02-05** Committee Amendment # 2026-0239s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
- **2026-02-05** Sen. McConkey Floor Amendment # 2026-0447s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
- **2026-02-05** Ought to Pass with Amendments #2026-0239s and #2026-0447s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-26** Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 5 P. 124 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-16** Public Hearing: 03/24/2026 10:00 am GP 228
- **2026-04-01** Executive Session: 03/24/2026 10:00 am GP 228
- **2026-04-01** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1031h (NT) 03/24/2026 (Vote 12-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Amendment # 2026-1031h: AA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 14
- **2026-04-09** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1031h: MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 14 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-16** Sen. Gray Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
- **2026-04-16** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/16/2026); SJ 9 `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 28
- **2026-04-22** Signed by the Governor on 04/21/2026; Chapter 27; Effective 04/21/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8118e0de-9785-4f29-a6b6-3bcdda6ffeb2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).