---
type: "Bill"
title: "naming a certain bridge connecting Dover and Newington the Ruth L. Griffin bridge and establishing the fallen state troopers' memorial committee."
description: "naming a certain bridge connecting Dover and Newington the Ruth L. Griffin bridge and establishing the fallen state troopers' memorial committee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 300"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 300 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck W Morse"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-12-12"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41f66422-e997-4b40-a072-1209d246ed0e"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2713&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "cf05163bc013808de3b8127a15f321f24d5141c4bcef1b888d57eee49281ea80"
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 300 (2018) — naming a certain bridge connecting Dover and Newington the Ruth L. Griffin bridge and establishing the fallen state troopers' memorial committee.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1945e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1945e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1729&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Chuck W Morse — primary (person)
- Andy Sanborn — cosponsor (person)
- Bette R Lasky — cosponsor (person)
- Bob J. Giuda — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Feltes — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Harold F. French — cosponsor (person)
- James P. Gray — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Kahn — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Woodburn — cosponsor (person)
- John Reagan — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Cavanaugh — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)
- William Gannon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-12** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-12-14** Hearing: 01/09/2018, Room 103, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 48
- **2018-01-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/18/2018; SC 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-18** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/18/2018; SJ 2 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 7 P. 50 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** Public Hearing: 03/27/2018 10:00 AM LOB 201
- **2018-03-20** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 03/27/2018 01:30 PM LOB 201
- **2018-03-28** Public Hearing on Amendment # 2018-1264h: 04/03/2018 10:20 AM LOB 201
- **2018-04-05** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 04/03/2018 LOB 201
- **2018-04-05** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1264h (NT) for 04/12/2018 (Vote 17-3; RC) HC 14 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-12** Amendment # 2018-1264h: AA VV 04/12/2018 HJ 12 P. 18
- **2018-04-12** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1264h: MA VV 04/12/2018 HJ 12 P. 19 `passage`
- **2018-05-02** Sen. Birdsell Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-09** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-1945e: AA VV 05/03/2018
- **2018-05-11** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-1945e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/10/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-05-22** Enrolled (In recess 05/10/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-05-23** Enrolled 05/10/2018
- **2018-06-29** Signed by the Governor on 06/28/2018; Chapter 0339; Effective 06/29/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41f66422-e997-4b40-a072-1209d246ed0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).