---
type: "Bill"
title: "requiring abutter notice of the construction of a crematory."
description: "requiring abutter notice of the construction of a crematory."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 505"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 505 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob J. Giuda"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-12-20"
last_action: "2018-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4530b33-e86d-4f02-a21b-0990f87df890"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2933&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "a40610edc8833bc11b894181cdb79a546e1f8dc4c2cfdbb56c1bacc9f7e4375c"
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 505 (2018) — requiring abutter notice of the construction of a crematory.

## Version chain

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

1. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1949&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Bob J. Giuda — primary (person)
- Herbert R. Vadney — cosponsor (person)
- James P. Gray — cosponsor (person)
- Norman Silber — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-20** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Public and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** Hearing: 01/17/2018, Room 102, LOB, 10:30 am; SC 2
- **2018-02-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/15/2018; SC 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/15/2018; SJ 4 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 7 P. 52 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Public Hearing: 03/27/2018 10:40 AM LOB 301
- **2018-04-11** Executive Session: 04/11/2018 LOB 301
- **2018-04-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 04/19/2018 (Vote 11-3; CC) HC 15 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-19** Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 11 `passage`
- **2018-05-01** Enrolled 04/26/2018
- **2018-05-01** Enrolled (In recess 04/26/2018); SJ 15
- **2018-06-04** Signed by the Governor on 05/30/2018; Chapter 0150; Effective 01/01/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4530b33-e86d-4f02-a21b-0990f87df890`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).